Medical device licence · 82003 · Class 4
PERMA-HAND SILK 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
- 82003
- 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
- 1
Devices on this licence
By name, as listed. The official record lists model numbers and identifiers.
- PERMA-HAND NON ABSORBABLE SILK 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 “perma-hand”. A notice may cover another product or only some lots: read it to see what it covers.
- PERMA-HAND™ Silk SutureSeptember 25, 2026 · General and plastic surgery · Performance · Type II
Class I devices, the lowest-risk group, mostly need no device licence, so most are not in this list.