MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD MONOSOF; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE

Model Number	CN-724
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	03/15/2018
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 a bronchoscopy, while sewing the chest tube, the needle broke while they were using a surgeon's knot suturing technique.A new strand was used to complete the case.There was no patient injury.

• Brand Name: MONOSOF
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 7382162
• Report Number: 9612501-2018-00667
• Device Sequence Number: 1426626
• Product Code: GAR
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521075105
• UDI-Public: 20884521075105
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: FL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K900531
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 03/29/2018

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: 05/31/2022
• Device Model Number: CN-724
• Device Catalogue Number: CN-724
• Device Lot Number: D7E1766X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/15/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/29/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1