MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON INC. COATED VICRYL; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC

Catalog Number	VCP602H
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/25/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that a patient underwent an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy on (b)(6) 2026 and suture was used.The patient walked into the hospital at 9:10 am due to "abdominal pain for 6 hours".After examination, the diagnosis was "acute appendicitis" and surgery was required.During the surgery, when the doctor was suturing the wound for the patient, the problem of pulling off suture needle happened, prolonging the patient's treatment time.The doctor immediately replaced another suture and successfully sutured the patient.There were no patient consequences reported.Additional information was requested.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4) date sent to the fda: 4/23/2026.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803, part 4 subpart b.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.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device lot, and no non-conformances were identified.Additional information was requested, the following was obtained: did this issue contribute to any patient adverse event? were there any unexpected outcomes or complications resulting from the prolonged surgery time? how long, in minutes, did the surgery prolong? 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? please provide the source or name and title of external person providing answers to follow-up (external person submitting answers to sales rep or loc/bq) received information as following from sales rep via phone today.Please refer to the event description, other information requested is unknown.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.

• Brand Name: COATED VICRYL
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC
• 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: 24966884
• Report Number: 2210968-2026-04409
• Device Sequence Number: 16076454
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705031054370
• UDI-Public: (01)10705031054370(17)300430(10)108EM9
• Combination Product (Y/N): Y
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K032420
• 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
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial

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: VCP602H
• Device Lot Number: 108EM9
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/02/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/23/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/17/2025
• 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