MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN V-LOC 90; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID

Model Number	VLOCM0223
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	10/25/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during intraoperative procedure of cesarean section, needle was put through the loop as per normal, as it was pulled through to begin a running suture along the wound, the thread snapped just above the loop.New suture had to be opened, to resolve the issue and to complete the case.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The visual inspection of the returned products noted a loop of a very large ore carrier (v-loc).It appeared that the loop was broken under tension.Upon microscopic inspection, normal material transfer was found at the weld site of the loop.The retainer was inspected with no abnormalities.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all manufacturer¿s 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: V-LOC 90
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mc dermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 7038868
• Report Number: 1219930-2017-08849
• Device Sequence Number: 1275819
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521132402
• UDI-Public: 20884521132402
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: SF
• PMA/510(K) Number: K100257
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,user facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 01/26/2018

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: 06/30/2020
• Device Model Number: VLOCM0223
• Device Catalogue Number: VLOCM0223
• Device Lot Number: A7F0885VX
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 12/07/2017
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/25/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/22/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/16/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/26/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1