MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN V-LOC 180; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID

Model Number	VLOCL0013
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	06/22/2018
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, intra operatively, the loop broke.A new device was used to complete the case.No patient injury was reported.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of four devices.The visual inspection of the opened sample noted one suture and one needle.The suture was returned with the loop opened.Under microscopic inspection, material transfer was observed at the weld site.Visual inspection and functional testing of the sealed products confirmed there were no abnormalities that would have caused or contributed to the reported condition.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.The investigation concluded there were no abnormalities that would have caused or contributed to the reported condition.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: V-LOC 180
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott; north haven CT
• MDR Report Key: 7673945
• Report Number: 1219930-2018-03718
• Device Sequence Number: 848052
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521130364
• UDI-Public: 10884521130364
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K091087
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,health professional,u
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 12/04/2018

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: 08/31/2020
• Device Model Number: VLOCL0013
• Device Catalogue Number: VLOCL0013
• Device Lot Number: A7H1142VFX
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/20/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/25/2018
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/08/2018; 11/12/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/10/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 10/02/2018; 12/04/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1