ConMed Linvatec Recalls PressFT Sutures Due to Driver Tip Separation Risk
ConMed Linvatec is recalling PressFT HI-FI Sutures because the driver tip may separate from the shaft after implant insertion.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
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.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (medical device) where the driver tip may separate, but the source text does not report any injuries or illnesses, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Linvatec Corporation dba ConMed Linvatec in Largo, Florida, is recalling PressFT HI-FI Sutures. The recall includes items NP211, NP212, NP261, NP262, NP211H, and NP261H across all lot numbers. These medical devices are used to reattach soft tissue to bone in orthopedic surgical procedures.
The recall is being conducted due to the potential for the distal tip of the driver to become separated from the driver shaft after the successful insertion of the implant. The source text does not report any specific injuries, illnesses, or deaths associated with this defect.
The affected products were distributed worldwide, including in the United States and several international locations. Healthcare providers and facilities that have used or possess these suture devices should contact the manufacturer for further instructions on how to manage the recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- "***PressFT***2.1 w/ One #2 (5 metric) Hi-Fi***Suture***NP211***2009-02***CONMED LINVATEC 11311 CONCEPT BLVD LARGO, FL 33773-4908 USA*** To reattach soft tissue to bone in orthopedic surgical procedures
- Manufacturer
- Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 879
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Item number NP211
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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