Teleflex Medical: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-1292-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Sutures, Non-absorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene, Sterile, Rx only, Product Usage: Non-absorbable poly(ethylene terephthalate) surgical suture is a multifilament, non-absorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from fibers of high molecular weight, long-chain, linear polyesters having recurrent aromatic rings as an integral component and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: March 11, 2014

Date Posted: April 2, 2014

Recall Number: Z-1292-2014

Event ID: 67733

Reason for Recall:

The products are being recalled because they did not meet minimum needle attachment strength requirements.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: Total 32,271 ea.

Code Information:

Product Code: 0100019-507, Lot number: 02F1301128; Product Code: 6-511, Lot number: 02M0800561; Product Code: 6-559, Lot number: 02A0800005; Product Code: 69-403, Lot number: 02H0802530; Product Code: 7-5008M4, Lot number: 02C0900466; Product Code: 7-518, Lot number: 02E1302561; Product Code: 7-565, Lot number: 02B1100185; Product Code: 7-655A, Lot numbers: 02C0901963 & 02M0800836; Product Code: 7-740, Lot number: 02L1000536; Product Code: 833-114, Lot numbers: 02A1202112, 02C0903374 & 02D1202794; Product Code: 02F0902697, 02K1100404, 02L1202369 & 02M0802509; Product Code: E13-6351, Lot number: 02F0902446; Product Code: E13-6354, Lot number: 02F0902439; Product Code: E13-6399, Lot number: 02F0902436; Product Code: E6-545, Lot number: 02F0902443; Product Code: E7-4578, ot number: 02D0901672; Product Code: H5300, Lot number: 1450153E13; Product Code: RN6-5106M5, Lot number: 02F1003837; Product Code: RN7-536M5, Lot number: 02A0801205; Product Code: TEV100, Lot number: 02G1101500; Product Code: V-2599, Lot number: 02F0802055; Product Code: X-5424, Lot number: 02B0900765; Product Code: X6-692W, Lot number: 02C0803135; Product Code: X7-655M6A, Lot number: 02A0900806, 02A0902742, 02C0900446 & 02H1003233 and Product Code: XF7-7011, Lot numbers: 02A0901594.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - U.S. Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Germany, and Ireland

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated