Medical device licence · 82011 · Class 4
ETHIBOND POLYESTER SUTURE/ETHIBOND EXTRA POLYESTER SUTURE/ETHIBOND EXCEL POLYESTER SUTURE
Yes: licensed in Canada
Licence status Issued (active); first licensed February 15, 2010. It is in Health Canada’s list of active licences.
- Licence number
- 82011
- Licence holder
- Ethicon Inc.Neuchatel 2000, NE, Switzerland
- Risk class
- Class IV (highest risk)
- Licence type
- Device Family
- First licensed
- February 15, 2010
- Devices covered
- 3
Devices on this licence
By name, as listed. The official record lists model numbers and identifiers.
- ETHIBOND EXCEL POLYESTER SUTURE
- ETHIBOND EXTRA POLYESTER SUTURE
- ETHIBOND POLYESTER SUTURE
Recalls and safety alerts that mention it
Health Canada’s recall notices do not carry licence numbers, so these are matched by name: notices whose title or product names “ethibond”. A notice may cover another product or only some lots: read it to see what it covers.
- ETHIBOND EXCEL® , ETHIBOND®, PERMAHAND®, PROLENE® suturesJanuary 9, 2025 · General and plastic surgery · Sterility · Type II
- ETHIBOND Extra Polyester Suture (2019-04-18)April 30, 2019 · Medical devices · Medical devices · Type I
Class I devices, the lowest-risk group, mostly need no device licence, so most are not in this list.