FDA-Device2014-05-14Class II

Bard Fixt Suture Braided Polyester, Rx Only, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC USA Assembled in Mexico. Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation.

Teleflex Medical
Hazard

Product does not meet minimum needle attachment strength requirements; thus, the needle can become detached from the suture during use.

Sold states
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, and WI; and countries of Canada, Germany, and Ireland.
Affected count
32,271 ea.
Manufactured in
4024 Stirrup Creek Dr, N/A, Durham, NC, United States
Products
Bard Fixt Suture Braided Polyester, Rx Only, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC USA Assembled in Mexico. Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation.

Official notice

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1559-2014

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