MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD MAXON; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC AC

Model Number	8886620133
Medical Device Problem Codes	Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907); Mechanics Altered (2984)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Foreign Body In Patient (2687); Unintended Radiation Exposure (4565)
Date of Event	05/31/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during a caesarean section procedure, when the device was used for subcutaneous wound or surgical incision closure, the surgeon tried to pull out the removable needle, but the swage was clamped too much with the needle holder.Excessive force was applied to pull out the needle; however, the needle broke at the swage and was lost.A computer tomography (ct) scan revealed that the needle remained in the patient¿s body.Additional surgery will be performed to remove the needle.

• Brand Name: MAXON
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC AC
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DR 0101
• Manufacturer (Section G): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DR 0101
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 19981512
• Report Number: 9612501-2024-02072
• Device Sequence Number: 11474707
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884523001778
• UDI-Public: 10884523001778
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K990951
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2024
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 08/14/2024

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 8886620133
• Device Catalogue Number: 8886620133
• Device Lot Number: D2B1889Y
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/25/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/14/2024
• Date Device Manufactured: 02/16/2022
• 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
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown