MONOCRYL MCPB944HRecalls & reported problems
Ethicon, LLC · Antibacterial Undyed Monofilament (Poliglecaprone 25), Absorbable Surgical Suture · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MONOCRYL (127)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10705031046887), received between Jul 21, 2022 and Jul 21, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K050845, K201996); 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
- Break1
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 21, 2022Break; Material Separation; Break; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A VAGINAL DELIVERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED FOR REPAIR. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE NEEDLE BROKE OFF THE SUTURE DURING REPAIR. UNABLE TO LOCATE THE NEEDLE, SO AN X-RAY DONE AND IT WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT LATERAL PERINEUM. THE HCP WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE NEEDLE IN THE LDR ROOM. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO OR FOR RETRIEVAL. THE NEEDLE WAS RETRIEVED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 15074922 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K050845, K201996. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2149-2024 · May 10, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedMONOCRYL Plus Antibacterial (poliglecaprone 25) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation where an absorbable material is indicated. PRODUCT CO
- Z-1312-2009 · Feb 2, 2009 · TerminatedMONOCRYL Plus Antibacterial (poliglecaprone 25) Suture; Ethicon, Inc., A Johnson & Johnson Company, Somerville, NJ Sutures are intended for general soft tissue approximation and/o
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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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