FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MONOCRYL (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SUTURE

MDR report key: 5542573 · Received April 1, 2016

Report

Report Number
2210968-2016-07748
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 1, 2016
Date of Event
February 4, 2016
Report Date
March 14, 2016
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
GAN
PMA / PMN Number
K964072
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCLUSION: TO DATE, THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, ANY FURTHER INFO DERIVED FROM THE EVALUATION WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSION: REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE FOIL PACKAGING AND DISPENSED SUTURES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO DEVIATIONS WERE OBSERVED. THE SUTURES WERE FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND RESULTS MET THE SPECIFIED QUALITY REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A DENTAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2016 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THERE WAS NO REABSORPTION FROM (B)(6) 2016 AND THE THREAD HAS THE SAME ASPECT LIKE A THIRD DAY SUTURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
198465 MONOCRYL (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SUTURE SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC GAN ETHICON INC. UNK JH5BMDN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1