Official recall record
PERMA-HAND™ Silk Suture
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada
- Alert date
- 2026-09-25
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Ethicon determined that PERMA-HAND™ Silk Suture subject to this recall (removal) was incorrectly manufactured with an alcohol-based tubing fluid in the primary packaging. This tubing fluid is an isopropyl alcohol (IPA), diethylaminoethanol (DEAE), and sodium benzoate solution previously used in the manufacture of a different suture product. Up to 80% of the impacted lot may have had the alcohol-based tubing fluid. Tubing fluid is not a material approved for use in the manufacture of PERMA-HAND™ Silk Suture.
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 2026-09-29.