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It was reported that a patient underwent a total hip replacement on an unknown date and a barbed suture was used.Post-op, the patient experienced redness and wound dehiscence on the proximal and distal part of incision.The remaining suture was removed from the open wound, antibiotics and steroids were prescribed, there was no revision surgery done.Additional information was requested.
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(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 - irgacare®.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 of the index surgical procedure? the diagnosis and indication for the index surgical procedure? on what tissue was the suture used? what was the tissue condition (normal, thin, calcified, fragile, diseased)? 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 tissue dehisced? what was the tissue condition (normal, thin, calcified, fragile, diseased)? onset date/time of dehiscence? (# post op days) how was the dehiscence managed? please describe the appearance of the stratafix suture post-op.Did the stratafix suture break? if so, where was the break noted (termination, middle, end)? were there any patient stress factors that precipitated the event of the wound dehiscence? did the operating surgeon observe any suture deficiency or anomaly before, during, after the suture placement and during any re-operation? what symptoms did the patient experience following the index surgical procedure? onset date? what is believed to have been involved with the redness of the skin? did the patient have an infection? did the patient experience a reaction? were any pre-op cleansing procedures or products changed recently? if yes, please describe.Does the patient have a known allergic history to any medical devices, food and/or medication? was allergy testing performed? if so, please describe with results.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? any photos available?.
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