A surgical suture used to close wounds in operations across the country has been recalled because the packaging that keeps it sterile may be torn or perforated, and hospitals are being told to monitor patients who have already been stitched with it.
The recall covers 135,875 units of the V-Loc 90 Absorbable Wound Closure Device, made by Covidien and distributed under Medtronic. The Food and Drug Administration classified the action as Class 2 and posted the record earlier this month.
