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Current Cases / Panacryl Sutures

Panacryl Sutures are a type of suture ("stitch") that does not need to be removed. Unlike other sutures that have to be removed, Panacryl Sutures are absorbed by the body. Manufactured by the Ethicon Division of Johnson & Johnson, these absorbable sutures were voluntarily recalled by Ethicon on March 28, 2006. The company?s reason for the recall was that ?[t]he unique absorption profile of Panacryl in the suture could act as a foreign body so that surgeons should consider its use in specific situations.? According to Ethicon, the recall included 1,061,712 sutures distributed throughout the U.S. and internationally.

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