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Peri-Guard PC1016NRecalls & reported problems

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. · Peri-Guard Repair Patch (Peri-Guard) is a biologic tissue prepared from bovine pericardium cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. The pericardium is procured from cattle originating in the United States. Peri-Guard is chemically sterilized using ethanol and propylene oxide. Peri-Guard is treated with 1 molar sodium hydroxide for 60-75 minutes at 20-25C. · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00085412530604), received between Jul 31, 2018 and Jul 31, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Product Quality Problem” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Feb 28, 2024Open, Classified

    A new contraindication was added to the IFU which states that Peri-Guard Repair Patch should not be used in neurosurgery since the product endotoxin level may be higher than the allowable limit for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices and Supple Peri-Guard Repair Patch should not be used in neurosurgery since the product endotoxin level may be higher than the allowable limit for cerebrospinal fluid-contacting devices.

    Z-1377-2024 · Root cause: Labeling Change Control · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Product Quality Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Patient Involvement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 31, 2018Product Quality Problem; Product Quality Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR OF A PERI-GUARD HAD TURNED WHITE. THIS EVENT WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 7737540 ↗

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