CARDIOXYL ® 73P20BRecalls & reported problems

Summary

No MAUDE adverse event reports in our data reference this device identifier directly.

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier.

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K060163); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Jun 25, 2014Terminated

   A potential splitting of the surface treatment of the thread ends on certain sutures has recently been identified.

   Z-2675-2014 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K060163. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2676-2014 · Jun 25, 2014 · Terminated
  The synthetic non-absorbable surgical sutures CARDIOFLON Evolution are composed of polyester [poly(ethylene terephtalate)] braids, coated, with or without PLEDGETS of different siz