Surgilon Braided Nylon suture Product Description: 88861883-51 SURGILON* 2-0 BLK 75CM C16 88861915-71…
Medical device recall Z-1178-2023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 8, 2023.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 8, 2023. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 87708 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Sterile Barrier Breach of Breather Pouch may cause infection or vision loss for ophthalmic procedures in cases where there is direct patient contact
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Surgilon Braided Nylon suture Product Description: 88861883-51 SURGILON* 2-0 BLK 75CM C16 88861915-71 SURGILON* 1 BLK 75CM GS11 88861919-31 SURGILON* 4-0 BLK 7X75CMPCT 88861919-41 SURGILON* 3-0 BLK 7X75CMPCT 88861919-51 SURGILON* 2-0 BLK 7X75CMPCT 88861919-61 SURGILON* 0 BLK 7X75CM PCT 88861919-71 SURGILON* 1 BLK 7X75CM PCT 88861932-51 SURGILON* 2-0 BLK 75CM GS10 88861971-71 SURGILON* 1 BLK 75CM GS21 88861985-71 SURGILON* 1 BLK 75CM SC1X36 SBS-1884G SURGILON* 4-0 WHI 45CM P12X12 SBS-1928G SURGILON* 5-0 BLK 45CM P13X12
87708 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
GTIN: 20884521073996, 20884521076652, 10884521072183, 20884521072180, 10884521071223, 20884521071220, 10884521071797, 20884521071794, 20884521071763, 20884521071787, 20884521071749, 10884521073838, 20884521073835, 20884521076669,…
Every code shown here, 793 characters
GTIN: 20884521073996, 20884521076652, 10884521072183, 20884521072180, 10884521071223, 20884521071220, 10884521071797, 20884521071794, 20884521071763, 20884521071787, 20884521071749, 10884521073838, 20884521073835, 20884521076669, 10884521076662, 10884521071766, 20884521071725, 10884521071513, 20884521071510. Model Number Lot # 8886188351 D1K1677FY 8886191571 D2C3242Y 8886191931 D2B2243Y 8886191941 D1M2553Y D1M2561Y D2B0169Y 8886191951 D1M0915Y D2A0560Y D2B1245Y D2B1537Y D2B2751Y D2C0267Y D2C0907Y D2C1101Y D2D2347Y D2D2437Y D2D2506Y D2D2510Y D2E0905Y 8886191961 D1M1423Y D2A0861Y D2A0865Y D2A1709Y D2B1349Y D2B1350Y D2B2727Y 8886191971 D1M0640Y D1M1494Y D2C0962Y 8886193251 D1G1867Y 8886197171 D2B0290Y D2B0445Y D2B0476Y 8886198571 D1E0626Y SBS1884G D1E1212FY SBS1928G D2B0707FY D2C3247FY
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
US Nationwide Distribution and OUS Foreign distribution to countries of: Albania Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy JAPAN Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Republic Of Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Macao Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Republic Of Morocco Myanmar Namibia Netherlands New Zealand North Macedonia Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal Reunion Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Viet Nam Zimbabwe
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Dec 2, 2022.
- FDA classified it on Feb 25, 2023.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 8, 2023.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Covidien, LP, of North Haven, CT.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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