MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD STEEL; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, STEEL, MONOFILAMENT AND MULTIFILAMENT, STERILE

Model Number	88862222-69
Medical Device Problem Code	Difficult To Position (1467)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	03/02/2018
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 cardiac surgery, when they were using steel wires to close the sternum of patient, the needle loosened.They used another product to complete the case.Patient status was asked but unknown.

• Brand Name: STEEL
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, STEEL, MONOFILAMENT AND MULTIFILAMENT, STERILE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 7399894
• Report Number: 9612501-2018-00699
• Device Sequence Number: 16392153
• Product Code: GAQ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521102337
• UDI-Public: 20884521102337
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: FR
• PMA/510(K) Number: K955723
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 04/05/2018

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: 88862222-69
• Device Catalogue Number: 88862222-69
• Device Lot Number: D7E1396X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/20/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 04/05/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1