MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON INC. STFX SYM PDS+ UNI VIO 6IN 1 S/A CT-1; SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE

Catalog Number	SXPP1A418
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	01/01/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint #: (b)(4).Additional information: h6 component code: g07002 - device not returned.Additional information provided: was surgery delayed due to the reported event? unknown.Was procedure successfully completed? unknown.Were fragments generated? unknown.If yes, were they removed easily without additional intervention? unknown.Patient status/ outcome / consequences: was other medical intervention (e.G.X-rays, additional procedures, prescriptions, otc, revision) required? unknown.Is the patient part of a clinical study? unknown.Additional information has been requested and received.Attempts to obtain the device have been made.If further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.When did the needle detach/came out from the suture (in the package, during removal from the package, during handling before use on patient or during use on the patient)? please specify.During using in patient.Were there any patient consequences? unknown.Please provide the lot number.Sjmccr.Note: events reported via: mw# 2210968-2023-09992, mw# 2210968-2023-09993.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, 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.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported a patient underwent an unknown procedure on an unknown date in 2023 and suture was used.Suture came out during using in patient.Additional information has been requested.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(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, 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.A review of the batch manufacturing records was conducted, and no related non-conformances were identified.

• Brand Name: STFX SYM PDS+ UNI VIO 6IN 1 S/A CT-1
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ETHICON INC.; 1000 route 202; raritan NJ 08869
• Manufacturer (Section G): ETHICON INC.-JUAREZ; calle durango #2751; ciudad juarez 32575 ; MX 32575
• Manufacturer Contact: elba bello ; 1000 route 202; raritan, NJ 08869 ; 9083863534
• MDR Report Key: 18377421
• Report Number: 2210968-2023-09993
• Device Sequence Number: 7579683
• Product Code: NEW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705031245099
• UDI-Public: 10705031245099
• Combination Product (Y/N): Y
• Initial Reporter Country: IN
• PMA/510(K) Number: K141776
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 02/13/2024

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: 07/31/2024
• Device Catalogue Number: SXPP1A418
• Device Lot Number: SJMCCR
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/23/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/13/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/21/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/13/2024
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 08/04/2022
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown