Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23855 |
| Brand Name: | Stratafix Spiral PDO Bidirectional |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Angiotech Puerto Rico Inc |
| Brand Name: | Stratafix PGA-PCL Unidirectional |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Angiotech Puerto Rico Inc |
| Brand Name: | Ethicon LLC Guaynabo_Stratafix Spiral PDS PLUS |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Ethicon LLC |
| Brand Name: | Ethicon LLC Guaynabo_Stratafix Spiral MONOCRYL PLUS |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Ethicon LLC |
| Brand Name: | Stratafix PGA-PCL Bidirectional |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Angiotech Puerto Rico Inc |
| Brand Name: | Stratafix Spiral PDO Unidirectional |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Angiotech Puerto Rico Inc |
| Brand Name: | Stratafix Symmetric PDS PLUS |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Ethicon LLC |
| Brand Name: | Stratafix Polypropylene Unidirectional |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All Lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited 507 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Angiotech Puerto Rico Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer, is updating the Instructions For Use (IFU) of the STRATAFI family of products in response to Health Canada's 2017 inquiry and request of all barbed suture manufacturers to implement certain changes to the IFUs of their respective barbed suture products. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 15/11/2018 |
