MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN POLYSORB; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC AC

Model Number	SL-694
Medical Device Problem Code	Unraveled Material (1664)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Wound Dehiscence (1154)
Date of Event	08/09/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
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 postoperatively, after a regular ovariectomy, the muscular wall was sutured with incriminated sutures with crossed single stitches and the suture line did not hold.The patient had to be reoperated in emergency in another clinic to fix dehiscence and belly wall opening.After re-operation, the patient was okay, and the muscular wall was closed with another suture from a different manufacturer.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Information received shows that this event is a duplicate of another issue reported under regulatory report #9612501-2024-02429.This file will be closed and all further updates processed under the above referenced report for this event.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.

• Brand Name: POLYSORB
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC AC
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 20353411
• Report Number: 1219930-2024-04604
• Device Sequence Number: 6517626
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521049253
• UDI-Public: 10884521049253
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: FR
• PMA/510(K) Number: K963253
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 10/04/2024

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 Model Number: SL-694
• Device Catalogue Number: SL-694
• Device Lot Number: A3D0646FY
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/20/2024
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/03/2024
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/02/2024
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 10/04/2024
• Date Device Manufactured: 04/26/2023
• 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