Halyard CHRIST SUTURE KIT. General Procedure Tray… recallZ-1741-2025 · AVID Medical, Inc. · initiated Mar 31, 2025

Open, Classified

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Why it was recalled

An issue with a raw material used to coat some surgical needles that may result in diminished performance and/or removal of some silicone needle coating during use.

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

An URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION dated 3/31/25 was emailed to consignees. The notification indicates that this recall is due to Ethicon having recalled PDS II, PDS Plus, PROLENE, and ATHIBOND EXCEL sutures, which are components in the convenience kits being recalled by the recalling firm. Consignees are being instructed to discontinue use of the Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Sutures contained inside the recalled AVID kits identified in the recall notification and to add the provided labels to affected kits to ensure recalled sutures are discarded. Distributors are asked to forward the provided recall notification to their customers to which product was further distributed. Consignees are asked to return the provided response form via email. Questions regarding this recall event are to be directed to your distributor or sales representative.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-1741-2025
Status: Open, Classified
Initiated by the company: Mar 31, 2025
Posted by the FDA: May 9, 2025
Recalling firm: AVID Medical, Inc.
Quantity: 72 units
Product code: LRO
Distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of IL & LA.

Product description

Halyard CHRIST SUTURE KIT. General Procedure Tray Convenience Kit

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Model No. ADVC800-03; UDI: 10809160450703; Lot Code: 1640852; Exp: 2/4/2028.

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Halyard ADVC800-03_0006
Avid Medical, Inc. · General surgery tray
1 recall0 reports

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 96731).

Z-1742-2025 · Open, Classified
Halyard SUTURE PACK CABG. Cardiovascular Procedure Convenience Kit.
Z-1743-2025 · Open, Classified
Halyard RAPIDES E-PACK. Cardiovascular Procedure Convenience Kit.

Sources and updates

Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.

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