Kardium: Medical Device Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: Z-0054-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

TORQ Sternal Closure Device. The common name is TWISTER, WIRE. The model number is TQ01A. The Catalog numbers are: 17-00001: TORQ Sternal Closure Device Shipping Carton (6-10 packs), Sterile and, 15-00001 (or 17-00002): TORQ Sternal Closure Device 10-pack - Sterile. The device is supplied double-pouched, inside a shelf box containing 10 devices each. Shelf boxes are shipped to customers in either a small shipping carton containing one (1) shelf box (for a total of 10 devices), or large shipping carton containing six (6) shelf boxes (for a total of 6 x 10 = 60 devices). This product is used to close the sternal wires during cardiac surgery, and it is not an implantable device. The TORQ Sternal Closure device is used during sternal closure to tension and twist standard stainless steel surgical sutures of USP size 6 or 7 (metric size 8.0 or 9.0). The TORQ device is designed for use as a standard surgical suture wire twister for sternal closure. (Surgical sutures are not provided with the device.) The TORQ device is disposable, single-use, non-implantable and supplied sterile.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: August 28, 2012

Date Posted: October 17, 2012

Recall Number: Z-0054-2013

Event ID: 63111

Reason for Recall:

The TORQ Sternal Closure Device, Lot 062711, is being recalled due to probability one of the metal parts may be dislodged during use.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 480 units

Code Information:

Lot No. 062711. Expiry date is June 2014.

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Distribution-including the states of FL, GA, IL, and NH.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated