MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON INC. PROLENE; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYPROPYLENE

Catalog Number	8423H
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	01/01/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4) h6 type of investigation: b21 - device evaluation pending.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.The device upon which this medwatch is based has been received, however, the product evaluation is not yet complete.Any further information derived from the evaluation will be submitted in a supplemental 3500a form.Additional information was requested, and the following was obtained via: 1.Could you please clarify if extra device belongs to this complaint? 2.If not, could you please clarify if the extra received product belongs to a different complaint? if so, can you please provide the complaint number.3.If the device was not reported before, please provide more details of device malfunction.4.If the product doesn¿t belong to any complaint, please let us know so we can discard it or advise if the product is required to be returned.Note body (local language) aei received date.1.Yes, the box of prolene sent was the same lot # as the affected eaches used in the case (those were thrown out).The box was pulled from the shelf for patient safety purposes and handed to rep to report.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that a patient underwent an unknown procedure in 2026 and suture was used.During the procedure, it was reported by the nurse who reported product complaint affecting several eaches (about 3 ea) of 2-0 prolene ct-1 (ref: 8423h).When the tech was loading them onto then needle driver there was no issue.Once the surgeon took a bite and pulled tension on the needle to pull suture through the tissue, the needle popped off.This happened again (about 2 more times) until they opened a fresh box of 8423h.Once they opened a fresh box, the issues resolved.No negative impact to patient or case.No adverse patient consequences were reported.Additional information was requested.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4) date sent to the fda: 4/24/2026.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: 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.Three representative unopened samples were received for analysis.Product code 8423h.The complaint sample was not received for evaluation.Upon initial inspection of the samples, no external damages were observed on the external packets.In order to evaluate the conditions of the returned samples, the packets were opened, and no defects were detected.The swage and attachment area were noted to be as expected.The sutures were dispensed without problems and examined along the strand to detect any issue related no defects were observed during evaluation.A functional test was performed using instron equipment, and the pull force results were above the minimum requirements.The event described could not be confirmed as the device performed without any defect noted.It should be noted that as part of our quality process, each batch is randomly inspected and functionally tested during manufacturing to ensure the device meets the required specifications prior to shipment.The event described could not be confirmed as 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: PROLENE
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYPROPYLENE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ETHICON INC.; 1000 route 202; raritan NJ 08869
• Manufacturer (Section G): ETHICON INC.-SAN LORENZO PR; road 183, km 8.3; san lorenzo PR 00754
• Manufacturer Contact: orla o'mahony ; 1000 route 202; raritan, NJ 08869 ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 24860008
• Report Number: 2210968-2026-03857
• Device Sequence Number: 13013980
• Product Code: GAW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705031015418
• UDI-Public: (01)10705031015418(17)280630(10)THBDLD
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K133356
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 04/13/2026

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: 8423H
• Device Lot Number: THBDLD
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 04/10/2026
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/18/2026
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/20/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/13/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/24/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/21/2023
• 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