FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PDSII CLR 27IN 2-0 S/A FS-1

MDR report key: 21772698 · Received April 4, 2025

Report

Report Number
2210968-2025-03554
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 4, 2025
Date of Event
March 5, 2025
Report Date
April 30, 2025
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
NEW
UDI-DI
10705031114135
PMA / PMN Number
N18331
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON INC OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. H6 COMPONENT CODE: G07002 PENDING DEVICE EVALUATION. THE PRODUCT UPON WHICH THIS MEDWATCH IS BASED HAS BEEN RECEIVED, HOWEVER, THE PRODUCT EVALUATION IS NOT YET COMPLETE. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION DERIVED FROM THE EVALUATION WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM. THE SINGLE COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL PATIENT EVENTS. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. TO DATE NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, AND THE FOLLOWING WAS OBTAINED: NEW INFORMATION RECEIVED BY EMAIL FROM THE CUSTOMER : WE WERE AT THE SKIN SUTURE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, SO THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRODUCTION OF AN OVERJET, DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE NEEDLE TO THE DERMO-CUTANEOUS LEVEL (PRODUCTION OF AN INTRA-DERMAL OVERJET).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). H6 COMPONENT CODE: G07002 - NO DEVICE PROBLEM FOUND. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON INC OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: H6, D9, H3. H3 INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO ETHICON FOR EVALUATION. ONE OPEN SAMPLE WITH ONE UNDISPENSED STRAND WAS RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. PRODUCT CODE Z443E. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, NO ISSUES RELATED TO THE PULL-OFF NEEDLE WERE OBSERVED IN THE RETURNED SAMPLE. THE NEEDLES WERE EXAMINED, AND THE SWAGE AND ATTACHMENT AREA APPEARED AS EXPECTED. THE SUTURE WAS DISPENSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND EXAMINED ALONG THE STRAND TO DETECT ANY ISSUE RELATED, NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED DURING EVALUATION. THIS PRODUCT CODE Z443E CONTAINS AN ABSORBABLE SUTURE. SINCE THE SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED OPEN, THE FUNCTIONAL TEST COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO UNDETERMINED EXPOSURE TIME TO THE ENVIRONMENT. AS PART OF THE ETHICON QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. THE EVENT DESCRIBED COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS NO ISSUES RELATED TO PULL-OFF NEEDLE WERE NOTED. ALTHOUGH NO PRODUCT DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OR ISSUES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE USE OF THE DEVICE THAT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED DURING THE LABORATORY ANALYSIS. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT, AND NO NON-CONFORMANCES WERE IDENTIFIED. H3 INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO ETHICON FOR EVALUATION. NINE REPRESENTATIVE UNOPENED SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. PRODUCT CODE Z443E. THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE SAMPLES, NO EXTERNAL DAMAGES WERE OBSERVED ON THE EXTERNAL PACKETS. IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE CONDITIONS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLES, THE PACKETS WERE OPENED, AND NO DEFECTS WERE DETECTED. THE SWAGE AND ATTACHMENT AREA WERE NOTED TO BE AS EXPECTED. THE SUTURES WERE DISPENSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND EXAMINED ALONG THE STRAND TO DETECT ANY ISSUE RELATED, NO DEFECTS WERE OBSERVED DURING EVALUATION. A FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED USING INSTRON EQUIPMENT, AND THE PULL FORCE RESULTS WERE ABOVE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THE EVENT DESCRIBED COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS THE DEVICE PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY DEFECT NOTED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS PART OF OUR QUALITY PROCESS, EACH BATCH IS RANDOMLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED DURING MANUFACTURING TO ENSURE THE DEVICE MEETS THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. THE EVENT DESCRIBED COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS NO PRODUCT DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OR ISSUES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE USE OF THE DEVICE THAT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED DURING THE LABORATORY ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025 AND SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE NEEDLE PULLED OFF THE SUTURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
632433 PDSII CLR 27IN 2-0 S/A FS-1 SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE NEW ETHICON INC. SKMHSR 10705031114135

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown