Plain Gut 6-0 18" PC-1 Conventional Cutting 3/8C 13mm B1916NRecalls & reported problems
Surgical Specialties México, S. de R.L. de C.V. · Plain Gut 6-0 18" PC-1 Conventional Cutting 3/8C 13mm · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00848782004751), received between May 24, 2022 and May 24, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 24, 2022Use of Device Problem
ASSISTANT STATED THAT DURING UPPER LID BLEPHAROPLASTY PROCEDURES THE DOCTOR FOUND THAT THE SUTURES WERE NOT DISSOLVING AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD. THIS LEAD TO ONE PATIENT HAVING A WOUND THAT ENDED UP OPENING AND THREE OTHER PATIENTS BUMPS. THE DOCTOR HAS USED THESE TYPE BEFORE WITH NO ISSUES. THE TECHNIQUE USED OR A PHOTO WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PROVIDED. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST 2-3 WEEKS AND IT HAPPENED WITH PATIENTS IN THEIR MIDDLE 50''S EARLY 60''S. THE DOCTOR HAD SEEN TWO PATIENTS YESTERDAY AND THEY WERE DOING FINE.
Patient problems: Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 14490442 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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