# FDA recall Z-1842-2019

> **Ethicon, Inc.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2019-04-19.

## Product

ETHIBOND EXCEL ETHIBOND Polvester Suture-Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CTX  Product Code: X865W    Product Usage:  ETHIBOND EXCEL  Suture is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures

## Reason for recall

Possibility that a suture raw material containing  high endotoxin levels was used in the manufacturing of this lot

## Distribution

Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution - IA, NJ, RI, TX, WV  Foreign: Canada

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1842-2019
- **Recalling firm:** Ethicon, Inc.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2019-04-19
- **Report date:** 2019-06-26
- **Termination date:** 2021-02-05

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Somerville, NJ, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1842-2019

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1842-2019. Retrieved 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1842-2019. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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