FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MONOCRYL (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SUTURE

MDR report key: 1233642 · Received November 14, 2008

Report

Report Number
2210968-2008-01132
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 14, 2008
Date of Event
May 15, 2008
Report Date
October 17, 2008
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
GAN
PMA / PMN Number
K964072
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WOUND DEHISCENCE OCCURRED. CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. THE ACTUAL DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS NOT KNOWN. STUDY REPORTS THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE PRODUCTS: LOT# ZM5DQKN, MFG: 11/29/2007, EXP: 12/31/2012. LOT: AB5GBSN, MFG: 03/03/2008, EXP: 06/30/2013.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A WOUND BREAKDOWN AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME FOLLOWING BILATERAL BREAST SURGERY. UNSPECIFIED MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS PROVIDED TO ADDRESS THE WOUND BREAKDOWN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED; NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MONOCRYL (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SUTURE SUTURE, ABSORBABLE GAN ETHICON, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention PRINEO WOUND CLOSURE SYSTEM