SURGICEL FIBRILLAR 411963Recalls & reported problems
Ethicon, LLC · Surgicel Fibrillar Absorbable Hemostat · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031005211), received between May 31, 2023 and Dec 9, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping1
Patient problems
- Fever3
- Unspecified Infection3
- Hypervolemia2
- Pain2
- Abnormal Vaginal Discharge1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025 AND ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT WAS USED. AFTER 15 DAYS OF THE PROCEDURE, ENDOMETRIOSIS AND HYSTERECTOMY, THE DOCTOR REPORTED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE REACTION TO THE ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT. THE PATIENT PRESENTED PAIN AND SEROUS VAGINAL DISCHARGE ON THE THIRD POSTOPERATIVE DAY. VAGINAL IMAGING AND TOUCH TESTS WERE PERFORMED FOR ANALYSIS OF ENDOMETRIAL SUTURE. SEEN SEROUS DRAINAGE AND PERFORMED ANTIBIOTIC WASH AND STARTED FOR 7 DAYS (CIPROFLOXACIN AND METRONIDAZOLE). PATIENT IN FOLLOW-UP BY THE TEAM AND FINDS THEMSELF WELL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Abnormal Vaginal Discharge; Pain
MAUDE report 23760438 ↗InjuryDec 2, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A RECTUM PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025 AND ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT WAS USED. THE DOCTOR REPORTED THAT 3 PATIENTS DEVELOPED PELVIC FLUID COLLECTIONS DUE TO THE USE OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT. ALL THREE HAD EARLY FEVER 48 TO 72 HOURS AFTER SURGERY. TESTS WERE PERFORMED, INCLUDING CT SCANS, AND THERE WAS NO INTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE, BUT ALL SHOWED COLLECTIONS WITH GAS AND LIQUID COMPONENTS AT THE HEMOSTATIC SITES. RE-INTERVENTIONS REVEALED RESIDUAL HEMOSTATIC FLUID AND INFECTED COLLECTIONS. ALL WERE CONTAINED AT THE ONSET OF INFECTION. THE PATIENT DRAINED SPONTANEOUSLY; SHE HAD AN ASSOCIATED HYSTERECTOMY, AND THERE WAS SPONTANEOUS DRAINAGE, BUT OF PROLONGED DURATION, WHICH CAUSED DISTRESS FOR THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Fever; Hypervolemia; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23693429 ↗InjuryJul 30, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT WAS USED. THE DOCTOR REPORTED THAT TWO PATIENTS HAD PELVIC COLLECTIONS DUE TO THE USE OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT. THE FIRST PATIENT DEVELOPED A FEVER ON THE THIRD DAY, AND THE SECOND DEVELOPED PAIN ON THE FOURTH DAY. THEY ATTEMPTED TO TREAT THE CONDITION CLINICALLY, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. BOTH WERE RE-TREATED ON THE SIXTH POSTOPERATIVE DAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Fever; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22670584 ↗InjuryJul 30, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT WAS USED. THE DOCTOR REPORTED THAT TWO PATIENTS HAD PELVIC COLLECTIONS DUE TO THE USE OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT. THE FIRST PATIENT DEVELOPED A FEVER ON THE THIRD DAY, AND THE SECOND DEVELOPED PAIN ON THE FOURTH DAY. THEY ATTEMPTED TO TREAT THE CONDITION CLINICALLY, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. BOTH WERE RE-TREATED ON THE SIXTH POSTOPERATIVE DAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Fever; Hypervolemia; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22669796 ↗MalfunctionMay 31, 2023Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND ABSORBABLE HEMOSTAT WAS USED. THE PRODUCT WAS OPENED IN THE THEATRE, UPON REMOVAL FROM THE PACK A CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED ON THE DEVICE. THE CONTAMINATE WAS SIMILAR IN SIZE, SHAPE AND COLOR TO HUMAN HAIR OR EYELASH. THE PRODUCT WAS REMOVED FROM THE STERILE FIELD. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17035035 ↗
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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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