Official recall record
Medline Packs with Sofsilk™ Braided Silk Sutures and Ti-Cron™ Coated Braided Polyester Suture
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-02-07
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type I
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Specific lots of the Sofsilk™ Braided Silk Sutures and Ti-Cron™ Coated Braided Polyester Sutures were sterilized with gamma doses that exceeded the range approved or were exposed to more than the approved number of ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization cycles. The affected devices were distributed as part of Medline packs between Sep 2022 and January 2024. The extra gamma levels or additional ethylene oxide (EO) cycle have the potential to decrease the strength of these sutures over time. Recall start date: January 19, 2024
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.