MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL ORTHOCORD VIOLET/BLUE W/NDLES *PK/12; SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE

Catalog Number	223114
Medical Device Problem Code	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Impaired Healing (2378)
Date of Event	05/06/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during a surgical procedure for a patellar dislocation, the orthocord violet/blue w/ndles suture device was used to fix the medial supporting ligament.The ligament was noted to be stable.The procedure was reported to have gone smoothly.The patient was discharged.Eighty eight days after the procedure, the patient complained that the wound continued to heal poorly.The patient underwent a debridement and suture and vsd covering surgery on (b)(6) 2025.The wound healed well.No additional information was provided.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy mitek, 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 medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.H11 additional narrative: as of this date, the device has not been returned for evaluation; therefore, the reported condition cannot be confirmed and/or duplicated.E1: the reporter¿s complete facility address was not provided.The lot and product code were confirmed to be a mitek product on july 18 2025 this report has been previously submitted as an unknown suture product under ethicon (b)(4).
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This report is being submitted in pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by depuy mitek or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy mitek, 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 medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.H11 additional narrative: the complaint device was implanted in the patient, therefore not returned to j&j medtech orthopaedics and unavailable for a physical evaluation.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device, and no non-conformance was identified.Based on the current available information, we cannot determine a root cause for the reported failure.If the complaint device is received in the future, we will reopen the complaint and perform the investigation as appropriate.It has been determined that no corrective and/or preventative action is proposed and there is no indication that a design or manufacturing issue has caused the reported complaint condition.As part of j&j medtech orthopaedics quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.Additional monitoring for any potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending and other post-market safety surveillance activities.

• Common Device Name: SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL; chemin-blanc 38; le locle 02400 ; SZ 02400
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL; chemin blanc 38; le locle CH-02 400; SZ CH-02400
• Manufacturer Contact: kate karberg ; 325 paramount drive; raynham, MA 02767 ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 22803705
• Report Number: 1221934-2025-03090
• Device Sequence Number: 8846437
• Product Code: NEW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10886705008841
• UDI-Public: (01)10886705008841(10)286L138(17)270228
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K043298
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 08/14/2025

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?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 223114
• Device Lot Number: 286L138
• 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: 07/18/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/21/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/14/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/25/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 03/06/2024
• 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