Device recall: PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Suture Size 0 PDS Plus Violet 36 Single Armed CT-1 Needle

Class II FDA enforcement event 79541. Recall start date: 10 Jan 2018. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 11 Apr 2019.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Three (3) lots were distributed with the incorrect expiry date on the label. The lots were labeled with an expiry date of five (5) years from date of manufacture instead of the correct expiry date of two (2) years from date of manufacture.

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

Ethicon, Inc. started this device recall on 10 Jan 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Somerville, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 79541 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 Apr 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Apr 2019.

FDA enforcement report The 3 product records

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Distribution US Nationwide, Canada, India, and Colombia.

Recalling firm

Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ.

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.

FDA event 79541: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1338-2018	PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Suture Size 0 PDS Plus Violet 36 Single Armed CT-1 Needle	7020	Class II	Terminated	18 Apr 2018
Z-1339-2018	PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Suture Size 1 PDS PLUS Violet 27 Single Armed OS-4 Needle	72	Class II	Terminated	18 Apr 2018
Z-1340-2018	PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Suture Size 0 PDS Plus Violet 36 Single Armed CTB-1 Needle	180	Class II	Terminated	18 Apr 2018

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2018: 1,074
Share of these events in Class II: 92%
Product records in this event: 3Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 36

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Ethicon, Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
8 Oct 2024	MONOCRYL" (poliglecaprone 25) Suture REF Y936H MONOCRYL" Sutures are indicated for use in general soft tissue approximat	Device	Class II	1
25 Sep 2024	Coated VICRYL Polyglactin 910 Suture VIO 36IN(90CM) USP0(M3.5) S/A CT, Product Number J358H	Device	Class II	1
10 May 2024	VICRYL (polyglactin 910) Suture - Indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use	Device	Class II	6
23 Apr 2024	SURGIFOAM" Absorbable Gelatin Powder Kit, Product Code 1979.	Device	Class II	1
8 Mar 2024	STRATAFIX Spiral MONOCRYL Plus Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device: STRATAFIX SPIRAL MONOCRYL PLUS BI UD 12+12I	Device	Class II	1
31 Mar 2023	PDS Plus Antibacterial (polydioxanone) Suture - PDS PLUS CLR 27IN(70CM) USP3-0(M2) S/A PC-25 PRIME. Intended for use in	Device	Class II	1
16 Nov 2022	PDS II (polydioxanone) Suture- VIOLET MONOFILAMENT 27IN 0 S/A CT-1 Product Code: Z340H For use in soft tissue approximat	Device	Class II	1
20 Sep 2022	STRATAFIX SPIRAL PGA-PCL UNI UD 20CM USP2-0(M3) S/A SH. indicated for use in soft tissue approximation where the use of	Device	Class II	1
8 Aug 2022	PDS II (polydioxanone) Suture, Product Code Z771D 4-0 PDS Suture, Violet, 8x18" (45cm), SH-1 Control Release Needles	Device	Class II	1
24 Mar 2022	STRATAFIX SPIRAL PGA-PCL UNI UD sizes: [20CM USP2-0(M3) S/A RB-1, product code: SXMD1B403-12] and [30CM USP2-0(M3) S/A P	Device	Class II	1

Ethicon, Inc.: all 36 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1338-2018The 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 79541. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/79541/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

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: Distribution US Nationwide, Canada, India, and Colombia.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 79541?: The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 7020
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?: 92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.