Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 36549 |
| Brand Name: | International Life Sciences - Extra-gynaecological surgical mesh, synthetic polymer, bioabsorbable |
| Model: | Artelon FlexBand |
| Affected: | Lot number - A10011001 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Stryker New Zealand Ltd 515 Mount Wellington Highway Mount Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 787 9287 |
| Manufacturer: | International Life Sciences |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has confirmed that specific lots of Artelon FlexBand products contained fiber raw materials that had failed Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) testing. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 17/2/2026 |
