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Product complaint # (b)(4).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.D4: udi: as the lot number for the device involved in the event was not provided, the full udi is currently not available.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.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:
please provide details about the ¿delayed wound healing¿ that the patient experienced?
did the patient have a wound dehiscence? infection? etc?
what was done to revise the incision?
please provide the patient's demographic information including age, gender, weight, bmi at the time of index procedure.Date and name of index surgical procedure?
the diagnosis and indication for the index surgical procedure?
were any concomitant procedures performed?
what was the initial approach for the index surgical procedure? (open, laparoscopic or other)?
on what tissue was each suture used?
what was the tissue condition (normal, thin, calcified, fragile, diseased)?
for the original intended closure, how were all layers closed?
how was the suture placed (interrupted or continuous)?
how was the suture originally tied (multiple knots, square knot, etc.)?
for the stratafix spiral suture, was the fixation loop secured to tissue at the initiation of suture use during the index procedure?
for the stratafix spiral suture, was at least one reverse stitch performed prior to closure?
please describe any medical/surgical intervention required for this suture event including dates and results.Did the operating surgeon observe any suture deficiency or anomaly before, during, after the suture placement or during any re-operation?
what symptoms did the patient experience following the index surgical procedure? onset date?
were cultures and sensitivities performed? if so, please provide the results.Were any pre-op cleansing procedures changed recently? if yes, please describe
please describe the appearance of the suture during the second procedure.Did the suture break? if so, where was the break noted (termination, middle, end)?
did the suture pull out of the tissue?
did the knots untie?
were there any precipitating patient stress factors that led to the sutures untying, breakage or pulling out of the tissue?
are photos available?
other relevant patient history/concomitant medications?
what is the physician¿s opinion as to the etiology of or contributing factors to this event?
what is the patient's current status?
surgeon¿s name?
lot number?
will product be returned? if so, please provide the return date and tracking information.If yes, will representative samples or actual samples be returned?.
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