SPEEDSTITCH OM-8087Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SPEEDSTITCH MAGNUMWIRE SUTURE CARTRIGES, BLACK CO-BRAID, 6 PER BOX · Class 2
All models of SPEEDSTITCH (5)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00817470001044), received between Sep 10, 2020 and Sep 10, 2020 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Markings/Labelling Problem” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K042031); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Device Markings/Labelling Problem2
Patient problems
- No Patient Involvement2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 10, 2020Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PART NUMBER OM-8088 WAS BEING UNPACKING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CONTENT DID NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE LABELING. THE BOX CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING: 2 PIECES OF OM-8085, 2 PIECES OF OM-8087 AND 2 PIECES OF OM-8088, INSTEAD OF 6 PIECES OF OM-8088. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PART NUMBER OM-8087 HAD NOT BEEN IMPORTED TO RUSSIA BEFORE. NO CASE OR PATIENT WAS INVOLVED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10514035 ↗MalfunctionSep 10, 2020Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE PART NUMBER OM-8088 WAS BEING UNPACKING, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CONTENT DID NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE LABELING. THE BOX CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING: 2 PIECES OF OM-8085, 2 PIECES OF OM-8087 AND 2 PIECES OF OM-8088, INSTEAD OF 6 PIECES OF OM-8088. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PART NUMBER OM-8087 HAD NOT BEEN IMPORTED TO RUSSIA BEFORE. NO CASE OR PATIENT WAS INVOLVED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10514010 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K042031. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0611-2012 · Aug 8, 2011 · TerminatedOPUS SpeedStitch Product Number OM-8086 is a suture cartridge For use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including use of allograft tissue for orthopedic surgeries.
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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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