Medical device licence · 725 · Class 3
POLYSORB SURGICAL SUTURE
Yes: licensed in Canada
Licence status Issued (active); first licensed January 15, 1999. It is in Health Canada’s list of active licences.
- Licence number
- 725
- Licence holder
- Covidien LlcChicopee, MA, United States
- Risk class
- Class III (moderate to high risk)
- Licence type
- Device Family
- First licensed
- January 15, 1999
- Devices covered
- 1
Devices on this licence
By name, as listed. The official record lists model numbers and identifiers.
- POLYSORB COATED BRAIDED SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE 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 “polysorb”. A notice may cover another product or only some lots: read it to see what it covers.
- Polysorb Coated Braided Absorbable Single Stitch Reload For Use With The Endo Stitch And Sils Stitch Suturing DevicesApril 24, 2026 · General and plastic surgery · Sterility · Type I
- Polysorb Braided Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture & Biosyn Glycomer Monofilament Synthetic Absorbable Suture (2019-12-20)January 10, 2020 · Medical devices · Medical devices · Type II
- Polysorb Braided Synthetic Absorbable Surgical SutureJune 5, 2017 · Medical devices · Medical devices · Type II
Class I devices, the lowest-risk group, mostly need no device licence, so most are not in this list.