Covidien, Lp: Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene
Surgipro Suture Recall Summary Covidien is recalling Surgipro 2-0 BLU 75CM polypropylene sutures (product code SP-623) distributed nationwide in the US and internationally because the sterile packaging may have perforations or tears that allow contamination. The contaminated sutures could cause surgical site infections or, if used in eye surgery, vision loss. This Class II recall affects healthcare facilities and surgical centers that received these sutures.
- Recalling firm
- Covidien, LP
- Product
- Surgipro SP-623 SURGIPRO* 2-0 BLU 75CM SC2 X36 SP-623
- Reason
- Product may contain a perforation or tear in the sterile barrier packaging. This issue may result in biocontamination of the sterile sutures, which may lead to infection, loss of vision if in ophthalmic utilization, or prolonged surgery.
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- medical device recall
- Country
- United States
- Agency
- FDA-DEVICES
- Recall date
- 2026-06-24
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Areas affected
- AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, ...
- Distribution
- US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel,...
Official recall notice from FDA-DEVICES
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/9a612336-9072-4888-8c51-2d0f20018e24