Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 20487 |
| Brand Name: | Ethicon MERSILENE Tape |
| Model: | RS21 RS22 and D9212 |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Ethicon Inc |
| Issue: | Non-CE marked MERSILENE Tape product codes are being supplied with a non-CE marked MERSILENE Suture IFU. MERSILENE Tape and MERSILENE Suture have different indications. MERSILENE Tape is primarily intended for use in circular suture of the cervix. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 11/8/2016 |
