Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 16859 |
| Brand Name: | Peters Surgical Cardioxyl Sutures |
| Model: | Catalogue Numbers: 73I30AZ, 73P30U, 73S30AY |
| Affected: | Lots: 967180; 957090 & 04168; 909630 respectively |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Obex Medical Ltd Level 3, 109 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket Auckland 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 539 |
| Manufacturer: | Peters Surgical |
| Issue: | A potential splitting of the surface treatment of the thread ends on certain sutures has recently been identified. This treatment substance aims at easing the crimping process of our needles. This treatment is only applied on the area where the thread is in contact with the needle: meaning on 1(one) centimetre from the end of the thread approximately. The treated ends are clearly out of the implanted section of the thread. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 19/6/2014 |
