MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON INC. VCL CT BRD VIO 36IN 0 S/A CTX; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID

Catalog Number	J370H
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	01/01/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4) h6 component code: g07002 - device not returned.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 inc, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, ethicon inc 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.Attempts have been made to retrieve the device.To date the device has not been returned.If the device or further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.Additional information was requested, and the following was obtained via: the device is scheduled for pick up from the account tomorrow and will ship the following.Additional h11: was surgery delayed due to the reported event? unknown, action taken when event occurred? opened new sutures, was procedure successfully completed? yes, were fragments generated? unknown, if yes, were they removed easily without additional intervention? unknown, patient status/ outcome / consequences no, was other medical intervention (e.G.X-rays, additional procedures, prescriptions, otc, revision) required: unknown, is the patient part of a clinical study unknown, (b)(4), device property of none, device in possession of none.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that a patient underwent an unknown procedure in 2025 and suture was used.During the procedure, 3 sutures from this box used in or and needle broke off suture thread.No adverse patient consequences were reported.Additional information was requested.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4).Date sent to the fda: 11/19/2025.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.H6 component code: g07002 no device problem found.Additional information: d9, h3, h6.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot, and no non-conformances were identified.H3 investigational summary: the product was returned to ethicon for evaluation.One open box with twenty-three (23) unopened samples unopened samples were received for analysis.Product code j370h.As per the sampling plan, a visual inspection was performed on thirteen samples, the packets were opened, and the swage and attachment area were noted as expected.The sutures were dispensed without problems and examined along the strand no anomalies were observed during evaluation.The functional test was performed using instron equipment and the pull force result was above the minimum requirements.As part of the ethicon quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.The event described could not be confirmed as the device performed without any difficulties noted.Although no product defect was identified, there may have been other circumstances or issues that occurred during the use of the device that could not be replicated during the laboratory analysis.Additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals is conducted through complaint trending as part of post-market surveillance.

• Brand Name: VCL CT BRD VIO 36IN 0 S/A CTX
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
• 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: orla o'mahony ; 1000 route 202; raritan, NJ 08869 ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 23291348
• Report Number: 2210968-2025-11799
• Device Sequence Number: 11958052
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705031039377
• UDI-Public: (01)10705031039377(17)47542(10)106UQD
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K183183
• 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,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup

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 Catalogue Number: J370H
• Device Lot Number: 106UQD
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/24/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/27/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/15/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 11/19/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 03/05/2025
• 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