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Chromic Gut CG-904Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Absorbable Suture · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Chromic Gut (33)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
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Deaths reported
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Injuries reported
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Recalls naming it
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Summary

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

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K142656, K885018); 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. Mar 1, 2023Open, Classified

    Medtronic was made aware of a supplier calibration issue during the contract sterilization process that may lead to unsterile product. Use of affected product may lead to an unspecified infection or, in the case of sutures used in the eye, pose a loss of vision risk.

    Z-1388-2023 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K142656, K885018. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1390-2023 · Mar 1, 2023 · Open, Classified
    Plain Gut Absorbable Sutures, PLAIN GUT 5/0 18 P-13 X12 (SG-5686), PLAIN GUT 4-0 18 UD SC-11 DA (SG828-2)
  • Z-1389-2023 · Mar 1, 2023 · Open, Classified
    Mild Chromic Gut Absorbable Sutures, CH GUT 5-0 12 UD SS-14 SS-14 (G-1766-K), CHROMIC GUT 6-0 45CM HE-1 X12 (G-1780K)

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