MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD STEEL; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, STEEL, MONOFILAMENT AND MULTIFILAMENT, STERILE

Model Number	88862393-69
Medical Device Problem Codes	Dull, Blunt (2407); Material Twisted/Bent (2981)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding (1888); Insufficient Information (4580)
Date of Event	01/22/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, intra-operatively, the wire did not go through the sternum well.Needles bent and needed to be passed multiple times for a simple wire resulting in increased bleeding and more time spent on putting in the wires.

• Brand Name: STEEL
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, STEEL, MONOFILAMENT AND MULTIFILAMENT, STERILE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DR 0101
• MDR Report Key: 11618873
• Report Number: 9612501-2021-00546
• Device Sequence Number: 17060848
• Product Code: GAQ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521102477
• UDI-Public: 10884521102477
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K955723
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,user facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 04/06/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 07/31/2025
• Device Model Number: 88862393-69
• Device Catalogue Number: 88862393-69
• Device Lot Number: D0H1746Y
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/15/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/06/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1