MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN BIOSYN; SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID

Model Number	CM-879
Medical Device Problem Code	Unraveled Material (1664)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Code Available (3191)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter post-operative the spleen tumor removal in a veterinary procedure, the sutures used to close the wound came loose.Another operation was needed to close the wound of the animal.The surgical time was extended by more than 30 minutes.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This report 1219930-2020-01348 was sent in error as a duplicate for mfr report number: 9612501-2019-01351, any additional information received in the future will be captured and submitted under the report number 9612501-2019-01351 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.
Event or Problem Description
Duplicate of (b)(4).

• Brand Name: BIOSYN
• Common Device Name: SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP LLC NORTH HAVEN; 195 mcdermott rd; north haven CT 06473
• MDR Report Key: 9887148
• Report Number: 1219930-2020-01348
• Device Sequence Number: 13978608
• Product Code: GAM
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521032095
• UDI-Public: 10884521032095
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: NL
• PMA/510(K) Number: K000037
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,distri
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 04/14/2020

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 Model Number: CM-879
• Device Catalogue Number: CM-879
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/09/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/01/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/26/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/14/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1