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

Model Number GNJ-283

Device Problems Break (1069); Product Quality Problem (1506); Difficult to Remove (1528)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Date 12/16/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, intraoperatively, the thread was transparent.Also, the thread broke easily while in use.While inserting with the needle, resistance was strong.The procedure was completed with another device.The surgical time was extended by less than 30 minutes.There was no patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: d10, g4, h3, h6 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: g4, h3, h6 h3 evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The visual inspection of the returned product noted two sutures and two needles.The sutures were returned broken.The broken sutures were received frayed and covered in blood.Microscopic inspection of the suture noted that they were frayed and clear colored in sections of the suture.Unfortunately, as no sealed samples were returned, a tensile strength, bend moment and pass penetration test could not be performed.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.However, a quality alert was generated as a result of the investigation into this condition.Additionally, the investigation detected a unreported condition of bent needles that has no relationship to the reported condition.The root cause of the bent needles could not be determined.No further actions have been deemed necessary at this time.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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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: MONOSOF
• Type of Device: SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 9530433
• MDR Text Key: 181558062
• Report Number: 9612501-2019-02542
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GAR
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521075375
• UDI-Public: 10884521075375
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K900531
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,health professional,u
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 04/08/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 12/30/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: GNJ-283
• Device Catalogue Number: GNJ-283
• Device Lot Number: D9B463Y
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/15/2020
• Date Manufacturer Received: 04/03/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1