AROA Biosurgery Recalls OviTex 1S Reinforced BioScaffold Mesh Devices
AROA Biosurgery is recalling OviTex 1S Reinforced BioScaffold devices because the suture material degraded, causing them to fail burst specifications.
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 medical device that failed to meet pre-defined burst specifications, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
AROA Biosurgery, LTD. is recalling 881 units of the OviTex 1S Reinforced BioScaffold 20x20cm (Part Number F10256-2020G). The recall was initiated after an ongoing product stability study observed degradation in the PGA suture material used to manufacture these resorbable mesh devices.
Further investigation indicated that devices older than 18 months showed evidence of no longer meeting the pre-defined ball burst specification relative to the number of tissue layers. The affected products were distributed to the following US states: AL, CA, FL, IN, MA, MI, NH, and NY. The specific lot codes involved are ERT-6H01, ERT-6H15, ERT-7J02, ERT-7L02, and ERT-7L10.
Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using these devices and contact AROA Biosurgery, LTD. for further instructions on return or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- OviTex 1S Reinforced BioScaffold 20x20cm, Part Number F10256-2020G
- Manufacturer
- AROA Biosurgery, LTD.
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Mesh
- Affected units
- 881
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)
- ERT-6H01 ERT-6H15 ERT-7J02 ERT-7L02 ERT-7L10
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 21 recalled by AROA Biosurgery, LTD. 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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