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It was reported that an animal underwent an unknown procedure on an unknown date and suture was used.Prior to use, when getting the suture out of the package, the needle appeared to not be connected to the suture at all.Upon evaluation of the returned device, short insertion was observed in the strand.
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(b)(4).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.H3 investigation summary: the product was returned to ethicon for evaluation.Visual inspection was conducted on the returned device.The returned sample revealed that it was received one needle and suture that pertained to product code mcp346h.After investigation of the sample, short insertion was observed in the strand.The visual inspection concluded that the combination of the needle/suture was detached from the needle since the insertion end of the suture did not meet the requirement.Based on the information currently available, short insertion issue was identified as pull out during the investigation of the sample received.This product issue will be addressed through the ethicon quality system.Additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending as part of post-market surveillance.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot, and no non-conformances were identified.
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