Teleflex Medical: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-1293-2014)

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, Polypropylene, Sterile, Rx only, Product Usage: Non-absorbable polypropylene surgical suture is a monofilament, Non-absorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from long-chain polyolefin polymer known as polypropylene 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-1293-2014

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: 833-123, Lot numbers: 02A0902858, 02D0900775, 02G1003092, 02H1100535, 02H1100536, & 02K1102309; Product Code: 833-124, Lot numbers: 02A1200503, 02B1101450 & 02C0903400; Product Code: 02D0900010, 02D0900103, 02D1003285, 02D1003286 & 02F1302321; Product Code: 02G1000045, 02G1300348, 02G1301122, 02H1100494, & 02L0803407; Product Code: 02L1100009, 02M1002289, 02M1101933 & 02F1302322; 833-213, Lot number: 02H1100687; Product Code: D-5007K, Lot numbers: 02B1002310, 02C1103731, 02F1100069 & 02H1102294; Product Code: D-5007M4A, Lot number: 02M0902844; Product Code: D-5007M4K, Lot numbers: 02C1002252, & 02F1100124; Product Code: D-7016M4K, Lot number: 02G1301749; Product Code: D-7070K, Lot numbers: 02A1103450 & 02B1002276: Product Code: D-7070M4K, Lot numbers: 02C1103707, 02F1301100, 02G1100876 & 02G1301739; Product Code: D-7076M1K, Lot number: 02H1103237; Product Code: D-7076M4K, Lot numbers: 02F1101036, 02J1301343, and 02K0900010: Product Code: D-7375K, Lot number: 02A1201015; Product Code: D-793M4K, Lot number: 02L1002488; Product Code: ED-6072, Lot numbers: 02C1002218, 02E1002342 & 02J0902517; Product Code: ED-6276, Lot number: 02F0902457; Product Code: ED-6896, Lot numbers: 02A0902278, 02B0900089, 02B0901762, 02C0900661, 02C1002207, 02D0900634, 02D1100186, 02E0901921, 02E0902608, 02E1301581, 02H1300608, 02J0900501, 02K0901590, 02K0902406, 02L0900676, 02M0901869, & 02G1301755; Product Code: ED-853, Lot numbers: 02G1002594, 02B0902976, 02D0902457 & 02M0901348 and Product Code: EP4049N, Lot number: 02A1003137.

Distribution Pattern:

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

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated