GORE-TEX Suture 3N08Recalls & reported problems
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · GORE-TEX SUTURE CV-3 91cm DoubleArm TH-26-1dz · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GORE-TEX Suture (19)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00733132628728), received between Jul 28, 2023 and Jul 28, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unraveled Material” (1 report).
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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Unraveled Material1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 28, 2023Unraveled Material; Unraveled Material
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT WHEN THE DOCTOR TRIED TO USE GORE-TEX® SUTURE, IT BEGAN UNRAVELING ON HIM. REPORTEDLY, HE PUT ABOUT 10 KNOTS IN THE SUTURE AND IT CONTINUED TO UNRAVEL. IT WAS REPORTED A NEW BOX WAS OPENED AND THE SUTURES UNRAVELED ON THE DOCTOR AGAIN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THEM ON THE PATIENT. REPORTEDLY, THE DOCTOR TOOK THEM ALL OUT AND RE-SUTURED THE PATIENT. THE COMPLAINANT ((B)(6)) CONFIRMED THE UNRAVELLING OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17420147 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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