SMARTSTITCH M-CONNECTOR OM-8007Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SMARTSTITCH M-CONNECTOR PKG. ASS · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00817470005714), received between Oct 25, 2018 and Oct 25, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K123268); 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 25, 2018Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ITEM WAS BEING USED AND AS THE JAW WAS BEING CLOSED, THE ITEM CAME AWAY. NO PATIENT INJURIES REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8005197 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K123268. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-3000-2020 · Feb 21, 2019 · TerminatedSmith&Nephew SmartStitch PerfectPasser Connector, REF # OM-8010, Rx Only, CE 0123, UDI: 00817470006971
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- LUPINE ORTHOCORD 210712Medos International Sàrl · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE357 reports
- FAST-FIX 72201494Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE249 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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