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It was reported that a patient underwent an unknown procedure on an unknown date and barbed suture was used to close the vaginal cuff.The surgeon noticed that the suture did not cinch as well as a competitor product.In the patient, a hematoma resulted and subsequent abscess formed which needed to be treated with re-hospitalization, an incision and drainage procedure and several days of antibiotics.Additional information was requested.
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Product complaint # (b)(4).This is a combination product, and the event has been reviewed for both the suture and the triclosan.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803, part 4 subpart b.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, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, ethicon, 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.Trade name - (b)(6).Active ingredient(s) ¿ triclosan.Dosage form ¿ suture/solid/parenteral.Strength ¿ = 2360 g/m.H6 component code: g07002 device not returned.To date the device has not been returned.If the device or further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.Attempts are being 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.Please provide the patient's demographic information including age, gender, weight, bmi at the time of index procedure date and name of index surgical procedure? the diagnosis and indication for the index surgical procedure? what was the initial approach for the index surgical procedure? (open, laparoscopic or other)? on what tissue was the suture used? what was the tissue condition (normal, thin, calcified, fragile, diseased)? please describe any medical/surgical intervention required for this suture event including dates and results.Did the operating surgeon observe any suture deficiency or anomaly before, during, after the suture placement or during any re-operation? was the fixation loop secured to tissue at the initiation of suture use during the index procedure? was at least one reverse stitch performed prior to closure? what symptoms did the patient experience following the index surgical procedure? onset date? when did the bleeding/hematomas occur? what was the source and triggering event of bleeding? what was the volume/size of the hematomas in each patient? other relevant patient history/concomitant medications? what is the physician¿s opinion as to the etiology of or contributing factors to this event? what is the patient's current status? lot number? surgeon's name?.
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