Coated VICRYL J485HRecalls & reported problems
Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH · Coated Vicryl (Polyglactin 910) Suture, Violet Braided, Sterile, Synthetic Absorbable Suture · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Coated VICRYL (4)
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 10705031040373), received between Aug 14, 2023 and Aug 14, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
Patient problems
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 14, 2023Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED AN ANIMAL UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN VETERINARY PROCEDURE IN 2023 AND SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DISTRIBUTOR BY THE VETERINARY THAT DURING A SPAY AND MASS REMOVAL THE SUTURE BROKE WHILE TYING OFF OVARIES, DUE TO HIGH BLEEDING IT WAS A PROBLEM. SURGERY WAS EXTENDED TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 17547401 ↗
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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 13, 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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