Device recall: Zip 8i Surgical Skin Closure Device; for incisions up to 8 cm. Product number PS2080 Indicated for use during and…
Class II FDA enforcement event 70466. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The manufacturers seal may not be present on the Nylon pouch resulting in lack of assurance for sterility.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Zipline Medical started this device recall on 5 Feb 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Campbell, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 70466 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 11 Mar 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 10 Apr 2015.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Panama, Tehran, Ireland, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Finland, Pakistan, Taiwan, Malaysia.
Recalling firm
Zipline Medical, Campbell, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1234-2015 | Zip 8i Surgical Skin Closure Device; for incisions up to 8 cm. Product number PS2080 Indicated for use during and after skin incision procedures to approximate skin and hold together skin edges until healing can take place. | 3109 - total - all model numbers | Class II | Terminated | 11 Mar 2015 |
| Z-1235-2015 | Zip 8M Wound Closure Device; for wounds up to 8 cm in length; Product number PS9080; Rx only, Sterile Indicated for use during and after skin incision procedures to approximate skin and hold together skin edges until healing can take place. | 3109 devices, total all model numbers | Class II | Terminated | 11 Mar 2015 |
| Z-1236-2015 | Zip 16 Surgical Skin Closure Device; 16 cm Product number PS1160; Rx only, Sterile Indicated for use during and after skin incision procedures to approximate skin and hold together skin edges until healing can take place. | 3109 total, all model numbers | Class II | Terminated | 11 Mar 2015 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2015
- 1,153
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1234-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 70466. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/70466/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Panama, Tehran, Ireland, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Finland, Pakistan, Taiwan, Malaysia.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 70466?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
3109 - total - all model numbers
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,153 device events that started in 2015 are in Class II.