FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DEKNATEL SURGICAL SUTURES, NON-ABSORBABLE, 26MM

MDR report key: 2110979 · Received April 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004365956-2011-00134
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 12, 2011
Date of Event
February 21, 2011
Report Date
March 16, 2011
Manufacturer
TELEFLEX MEDICAL
Product Code
GAT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL: CONCLUSIONS: NO EVAL WILL BE PERFORMED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN DUE TO LACK OF LOT NUMBER AND LACK OF SAMPLE. IF ADDITIONAL INFO IS RECEIVED ON THIS COMPLAINT, A F/U REPORT WILL BE SENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE EVENT REPORTED AS: "PT WAS HAVING VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY, CULDOPLASTY, ANTERIOR BILATERAL SACROSPINOUS FIXATION, ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR REPAIR AND CYSTOSCOPY. USING THE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CAPIO DEVICE DURING SACROSPINOUS FIXATION PORTION, SURGEON PLACED SUTURE THROUGH THE LEFT SACROSPINOUS LIGAMENT AND PULLED ON THE SUTURE. WHILE DOING SO, THE BULLET OF THE SUTURE AVULSED. DESPITE USE OF RETRACTORS AND HEADLAMP, BULLET TIP COULD NOT BE ISOLATED. SURGEON OPTED TO LEAVE IN PLACE TO AVOID FURTHER COMPLICATION." NO PT INJURY REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DEKNATEL SURGICAL SUTURES, NON-ABSORBABLE, 26MM SURGICAL SUTURES GAT TELEFLEX MEDICAL NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1