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Product complaint # (b)(4).Date sent to the fda: 10/17/2025.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.Attempts are being made to obtain the following information.To date no response has been provided.If further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent: - was the needle piece(s) retrieved during the same procedure? - what measures were implemented to retrieve the broken piece? - was there any additional tissue damage resulting from the search for the needle piece? - does a fragment of the needle remain in the patient¿s tissue? if so, ¿ is there any plan in place to remove the needle piece in the future? ¿ if so, could you please provide the scheduled date for the removal? ¿ in which tissue structure was the broken needle located? ¿ what is the surgeon's opinion of the potential consequences for the patient? - were there any unexpected outcomes or complications resulting from the prolonged surgery time? - which tissue was being sutured when the event occurred? - was additional dissection required in other organs/tissues other than the target tissue? - was there any change in the patient¿s post operative care due to the prolonged procedure? - could you kindly perform the follow-up attempt for the product return? please ensure that the shipment tracking number is provided - please provide the source or name of person providing answers to follow-up questions: 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.The following information was reported: was surgery delayed due to the reported event? yes, if yes, number of minutes: 90, action taken when event occurred? first the floor was scanned with a magnetic to see if it fell, then xray plate was used to confirm whether it was in the patient and finally c arm fluoroscopy was brought in to locate/retrieve the fragment, was procedure successfully completed? yes, were fragments generated? yes, if yes, were they removed easily without additional intervention? no, if no, explain: xray needed to locate the missing piece, patient status/ outcome / consequences no, patient consequence description/was there a clinical outcome experienced by the patient (infection, inflammation, etc.)? patient was in recovery doing well, was other medical intervention (e.G.X-rays, additional procedures, prescriptions, otc, revision) required: yes, if yes, describe xray and fluoroscopy, is the patient part of a clinical study unknown.D4: udi: the expiration date is currently not available.Therefore, the full udi is currently not available.
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Product complaint # (b)(4).Date sent to the fda: 12/16/2025.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.Additional information: d4, h4, h6.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot, and no non-conformances were identified.
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