MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD SOFSILK; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SILK

Model Number	GS-44-M
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	No Patient Involvement (2645); No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	12/29/2017
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, the needle broke and interrupted suturing technique.No patient involved in this event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of three devices.The visual inspection and functional evaluation of the sample had acceptable results.A bend moment test was performed on the undamaged needles, and the results exceeded the specifications for this product.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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: SOFSILK
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SILK
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 7200712
• Report Number: 9612501-2018-00080
• Device Sequence Number: 1485887
• Product Code: GAP
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521084902
• UDI-Public: 10884521084902
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: KS
• PMA/510(K) Number: K981128
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/23/2018

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: 03/31/2018
• Device Model Number: GS-44-M
• Device Catalogue Number: GS-44-M
• Device Lot Number: D3C0439X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/22/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/29/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/15/2018; 03/07/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/17/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/06/2018; 03/23/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1