The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0428-2019·Announced 2018-11-21

AROA Biosurgery Recalls OviTex 2S Reinforced BioScaffold Devices

AROA Biosurgery is recalling OviTex 2S Reinforced BioScaffold devices because the suture material degraded, causing them to fail burst specifications.

What this means for you

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 with a structural defect (failure to meet burst specifications) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

AROA Biosurgery, LTD. is recalling 881 units of OviTex 2S Reinforced BioScaffold 6x10cm devices, Part Number F10258-0610G. 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.

Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected devices and contact AROA Biosurgery for instructions on return or replacement. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
OviTex 2S Reinforced BioScaffold 6x10cm, Part Number F10258-0610G
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-6G11

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

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.

See all 21 products in this recall →