FDA Device recall Z-2541-2017

Sutures

• FDA Device
• Class II
• terminated
• Published 2017-06-21

On 2017-06-21 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Sutures by Medtronic, citing potential for an incomplete seal on the inner package, which may result in premature degradation of the suture material.

Read the official FDA Device notice

Product

Sutures. POLYSORB: POLSORB 0 18 U/D PRECUT 126R, Item Number: L4; POLSORB 0 18 VIO PRECUT 226T; Item Number: L14; POLSORB 0 30 VIO PRECUT 227C, Item Number: L404; POLSORB 1 18 VIO PRECUT 122J; Item Number: L15; POLSORB 1 30 VIO PRECUT 224E; Item Number: L405; POLSORB 4/0 60" REEL VIO 217T, Item Number: LL111; POLYSORB 0 18 UNDYED PRECUT, Item Number: L24; POLYSORB 0 18" UNDYED GS-21 DT, Item Number: CL14MG; POLYSORB 0 18" VIOLET PRECUT, Item Number: L27; POLYSORB 0 60 U/D REEL 203G, Item Number: LL104; POLYSORB 1 18" UNDYED PRECUT, Item Number: L25; POLYSORB 1 18" VIOLET GS-21 DT, Item Number: CL11MG; POLYSORB 1 30" VIOLET GS-21 DT, Item Number: CL6M; POLYSORB 1 30" VIOLET GS-22 DT, Item Number: CL885M; POLYSORB 1 30" VIOLET GS-25 DT, Item Number: CL64M; POLYSORB 2 VL 5 X 30" BGST-29 DT, Item Number: CLT633M; POLYSORB 2/0 18" UNDYED GS-10 DT, Item Number: CL52MG; POLYSORB 2/0 18" UNDYED GS-21 DT, Item Number: CL13MG; POLYSORB 2/0 18" VIOLET V-20 DT, Item Number: GL62MG; POLYSORB 2/0 30" VIOLET V-20 DT, Item Number: GL66M; POLYSORB 2-0 30" VIOLET V-30 DT, Item Number: GL223M; POLYSORB 3/0 18" UNDYED V-20 DT, Item Number: GL69MG; POLYSORB 3/0 18" VIOLET CV-25 DT, Item Number: GL33MG and GLJ50M; POLYSORB 3/0 18" VIOLET V-20 DT, Item Number: GL63MG; POLYSORB 3/0 30" VIOLET V-20 DT, Item Number: GL67M; POLYSORB 3/0 60 U/D REEL 104R, Item Number: LL102; POLYSORB 3-0 30" VIOLET CV-25 DT, Item Number: GL182M; POLYSORB 4/0 18" VIOLET CV-25 DT, Item Number: GL34MG; POLYSORB 4/0 30" VIOLET V-20 DT, Item Number: GL68M; POLYSORB* 0 18" VIOLET GS-21 DT, Item Number: CL10MG; POLYSORB* 0 24" VIOLET PRECUT, Item Number: L34; POLYSORB* 0 30" VIOLET GS-21 REG ATTCH, Item Number: 3CL812; POLYSORB* 0 30" VIOLET GS-22 DT, Item Number: CL886M; POLYSORB* 0 30" VIOLET PRECUT, Item Number: L40; POLYSORB* 0 5 X 30" UNDYED GS-21 DT, Item Number: CL2M; POLYSORB* 0 VIOLET 5X30" HGS-20 D-TACH, Item Number: CL997MG; POLYSORB* 0 VIOLET 5X30" HGS-21 D-TACH, Item Number: CL71M; POLYSORB* 0 VIOLET 60 REEL, Item Number: LL114; POLYSORB* 0 VIOLET 98" REEL, Item Number: LL224; POLYSORB* 1 18" VIOLET PRE-CUT, Item Number: L35; POLYSORB* 1 30" VIOLET PRECUT, Item Number: L41; POLYSORB* 1 5 X 30" VIOLET HOS-12 DT, Item Number: CL97MG; POLYSORB* 1 VIOLET 30" GS-26, Item Number: CL60M; POLYSORB* 1 VIOLET 98" REEL, Item Number: LL225; POLYSORB* 2 30" VIOLET GS-25 DT, Item Number: CL665M; POLYSORB* 2 UNDYED 12X18" PRECUT, Item Number: L26; POLYSORB* 2 VIOLET 12X18" PRECUT, Item Number: L28; POLYSORB* 2 VIOLET 2X36" BGS-29 (2X90CM), Item Number: 2CL852; POLYSORB* 2 VIOLET 30" GS-26, Item Number: CL659M; POLYSORB* 2 VIOLET 5X24" GS-24 D-TACH*, Item Number: CL622M; POLYSORB* 2 VIOLET 6X30" PRE-CUT, Item Number: L42; POLYSORB* 2 VIOLET 98" REEL, Item Number: LL226; POLYSORB* 2-0 VIOLET 60 REEL, Item Number: LL113; POLYSORB* 2-0 VIOLET 98" REEL, Item Number: LL223; POLYSORB* 3-0 VIOLET 60 REEL, Item Number: LL112; POLYSORB* 3-0 VIOLET 98" REEL, Item Number: LL222; POLYSORB* 4/0 98" VIOLET REEL 110T, Item Number: LL221

Reason

Potential for an incomplete seal on the inner package, which may result in premature degradation of the suture material.

Identifiers

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:54 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2541-2017%22

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