MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN V-LOC; SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE

Model Number	VLOCN0605
Medical Device Problem Code	Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	01/24/2019
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, on a laparoscopic hernia, while bringing the suture to the trocar to close the defect, the needle broke off of the thread at the swage.The did not fell into the patient abdomen but fell onto the ground.Another suture was used to complete the case.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of two devices, one opened by the account with the appropriate packaging and one sealed, a representative sample.The visual inspection of the returned opened product noted one suture with no needle.The un-barbed section of the needle end was present, this section of the suture is where the needle is attached.Upon microscopic inspection of the suture, instrument marks were noted at the end were the needle is attached.A tactile and microscopic inspection of the sealed sample suture, a representative sample, was performed with no abnormalities.A needle attachment test was performed on the sealed sample, and the results met the specifications for this product.A review of the device history record indicates this product was 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.A definitive root cause could not be determined with regard to the reported condition.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: V-LOC
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 8353423
• Report Number: 1219930-2019-00983
• Device Sequence Number: 11292721
• Product Code: GAT
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521171074
• UDI-Public: 20884521171074
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: BE
• PMA/510(K) Number: K103052
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/01/2019

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: 09/30/2021
• Device Model Number: VLOCN0605
• Device Catalogue Number: VLOCN0605
• Device Lot Number: A8J0160VX
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/20/2019
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/24/2019
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/12/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/20/2019
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/01/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1