PDS Z432HRecalls & reported problems
Ethicon, LLC · Violet Monofilament (Polydioxanone), Absorbable Surgical Suture · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PDS (224)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031060937), received between Aug 17, 2020 and Feb 20, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 20, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PEDIATRIC SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS BROKEN EASILY, THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT. ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21425955 ↗MalfunctionFeb 20, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PEDIATRIC SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS BROKEN EASILY,THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT. ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21425954 ↗InjuryJun 7, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PANCREAS-SPARING DUODENECTOMY: PSD FOR DUODENAL MUCUS MEMBRANE CARCINOMA WITH INFILTRATION INTO THE SECOND PART OF THE DUODENUM ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE DOCTOR HAD SUTURED THE BILE DUCT AND THE MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT, AND AN ANASTOMOSIS BETWEEN THE COMMON CHANNEL AND THE JEJUNUM. THERE THE SUTURE WAS USED. IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT HE HAD A DELAYED GASTRIC EMPTYING AT 4 DAYS AFTER OPERATION AND AN INFECTION AT 6 DAYS AFTER OPERATION. THE DOCTOR ADMINISTERED ANTIBIOTICS TO THE PATIENT, AND THE PATIENT RECOVERED. IN ADDITION, NO PANCREATIC LEAKAGE OCCURRED AFTER THE OPERATION. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED 44 DAYS AFTER THE OPERATION. THEREAFTER, NO SIGNS OF RECURRENCE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR 6 MONTHS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 19484119 ↗MalfunctionAug 17, 2020Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SURGERY ON UNKNOWN DATE AND THE SUTURE WAS USED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE SUTURE IMMEDIATELY DURING USE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10418317 ↗
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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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