PDS PDP800GRecalls & reported problems
Ethicon, LLC · Antibacterial Violet Monofilament (Polydioxanone), Absorbable Surgical Suture · Class 2 · Implant
- Adverse event reports
- 10
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031204294), received between Jun 26, 2019 and Jun 5, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 9 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (9 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Separation9
- Material Integrity Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions8
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Pain1
- Skin Erosion1
- Swelling/ Edema1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 5, 2025Material Integrity Problem; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY TENDON REPAIR SURGERY, ARBITRARY SKIN FLAP RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY, AND FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN ADMITTED ON (B)(6) 2024 DUE TO LEFT FOREARM PAIN AND BLEEDING FOR 2 HOURS CAUSED BY TRAUMA. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TENDON INJURY AND AN OPEN WOUND ON THE UPPER LIMB. ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL DUE TO LOCAL SWELLING AND PAIN IN THE LEFT FOREARM AFTER TRAUMA SURGERY FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR. THE PATIENT HAD POOR POSTOPERATIVE HEALING. ON (B)(6) 2025, A SOFT TISSUE LESION RESECTION SURGERY, TENDON RELEASE SURGERY, AND SOFT TISSUE INCISION FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SURGERY WERE PERFORMED. DURING THE OPERATION, THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: A MASS OF ABOUT 2 BY 2 CM IN SIZE ON THE PALMAR SIDE OF THE LEFT FOREARM, CRITICAL ULCERATION OF THE EPIDERMIS, AND GREEN PATCHY FOREIGN BODY RESIDUE IN THE MASS. IT WAS OPINED THAT ONLY SUTURE WAS USED IN THE FIRST SURGERY, AND THE FOREIGN BODY MAY BE THE SUTURE WHICH HAD SLOW ABSORPTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Pain; Skin Erosion; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 22151106 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085420 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085417 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085416 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085414 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085411 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085408 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085406 ↗MalfunctionAug 28, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SUTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20085392 ↗MalfunctionJun 26, 2019Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE NEEDLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE SUTURE EASILY DURING USE. IT WAS NOT A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8736821 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.