MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD SURGIPRO LL; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYPROPYLENE

Model Number	SP-5699
Medical Device Problem Codes	Detachment Of Device Component (1104); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, intra-operatively when suturing a thumb wound, the needle detached from the thread and fell into the thumb of the patient.It took the doctor 10 minutes to find and retrieve the disengaged needle from the wound.A new suture was used in order to complete the case.The patient status is alive with no injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of ten devices.The visual inspection and functional evaluation of the samples had acceptable results.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.Analysis concluded there were no assembly component related failures.Should new information become available, the file will be re-opened and the investigation summary amended as appropriate.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: SURGIPRO LL
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYPROPYLENE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 6725978
• Report Number: 9612501-2017-05816
• Device Sequence Number: 590173
• Product Code: GAW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521037011
• UDI-Public: 20884521037011
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,health professional,u
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 12/20/2017

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 Expiration Date: 08/31/2021
• Device Model Number: SP-5699
• Device Catalogue Number: SP-5699
• Device Lot Number: D6H2443X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 08/09/2017
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/20/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/08/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/19/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 12/20/2017
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1