# FDA recall Z-2486-2020

> **Ethicon, Inc.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2020-06-10.

## Product

PERMA-HAND/MERSILK SILK BLU and VIRGIN SILK BLU, Product Codes   EH7457G  EH7983G  FV768  FV769  FV7771  U7058  U7059  W1782  W1784  W1819  W1820  W818  W819  W870

## Reason for recall

Lots of size 8-0 Blue twisted Silk Suture may not meet the stringent full shelf life of 5 years

## Distribution

No domestic distribution. Foreign distribution to Algeria  Angola  Australia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Canada  Chad  Chile  Czechia  Egypt  Finland  France  Gabon  Germany  Greece  Hong Kong  Iceland  India  Iran  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Japan  Jordan  Kenya  Kuwait  Latvia  Lebanon  Libya  Lithuania  Mauritius  Morocco  Mozambique  Netherlands (the)  New Caledonia  New Zealand  Nigeria  Oman  Philippines  Poland  Portugal  Qatar  Republic of North Macedonia  Russian Federation (the)  Saudi Arabia  Singapore  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Africa  Spain  Sri Lanka  Sweden  Switzerland  Thailand  Tunisia  Turkey  United Arab Emirates (the)  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-2486-2020
- **Recalling firm:** Ethicon, Inc.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Ongoing
- **Initiation date:** 2020-06-10
- **Report date:** 2020-07-08

- **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-2486-2020

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-2486-2020. Retrieved 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-2486-2020. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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