The Recall Desk

Hazard

Incorrect Needle Size recalls

3 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
3
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2024-12-04

Of the 3 incorrect needle size recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all incorrect needle size recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0533-2025·2024-12-04

    Medline Surgical Implant Kits Recalled for Incorrect Suture Specifications

    Medline is recalling 360 surgical implant and thoracotomy kits because some suture packages contain incorrect needle types, sizes, or suture diameters and lengths. The affected kits were distributed to healthcare facilities in five states.

    Product
    (1) Medline Pacer Implant Pack, REF DYNJ59194A, 4 kits/case, sterile; and (2) Medline Thoracotomy Morristown, REF DYNJ904220F, 1 kit/case, non-sterile.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0532-2025·2024-12-04

    Medline Surgical Kits Recalled for Incorrect Needle and Suture Specifications

    Medline Industries is recalling 408 surgical kits from Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Some suture packages within the kits contain incorrect needle types and sizes, and incorrect suture diameters and lengths.

    Product
    (1) Medline Open Heart CDS, REF CDS840132O, packaged 1 kit/case, non-sterile; and (2) Medline Dr. Davies CV, REF DYNJ903016G, packaged 1 kit/case, non-sterile.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1053-2022·2022-05-18

    Ethicon STRATAFIX Surgical Sutures Recalled for Incorrect Needle Type and Size

    Ethicon is recalling STRATAFIX surgical sutures (lots AAHM529 and AAHQ049) due to component mix-ups resulting in incorrect needle types, sizes, or suture lengths. 2,808 units distributed internationally are affected.

    Product
    STRATAFIX SPIRAL PGA-PCL UNI UD sizes: [20CM USP2-0(M3) S/A RB-1, product code: SXMD1B403-12] and [30CM USP2-0(M3) S/A PS-1, product code: SXMD1B100-12].
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    0 states