PDS PDPB741DRecalls & reported problems
Ethicon, LLC · Antibacterial Violet Monofilament (Polydioxanone), Absorbable Surgical Suture · Class 2 · Implant
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031218888), received between Jul 24, 2020 and Apr 21, 2022 — classified as 1 injury, 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Break1
Patient problems
- Inflammation1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Purulent Discharge1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 21, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED ON THE FASCIA. POST-OP, NON-INFLAMMATORY PUS-LIKE SYMPTOM OCCURRED. THE PATIENT HAD INFLAMMATION ON THE WOUND. THE SUTURE WAS REMOVED, AND THE WOUND WAS WASHED AND RE-SUTURED WITH NYLON. THE PATIENT RECOVERED. THE PRODUCT USED WAS UNKNOWN, AND IT WAS ALSO UNCLEAR WHETHER THE COMPANY¿S PRODUCT WAS USED, SO THE PRODUCT CODE OF THE DELIVERED PRODUCT WAS ENTERED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Purulent Discharge
MAUDE report 14166038 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE; AND A SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE NEEDLE BROKE AT THE SWAGE PART AS SOON AS THE NEEDLE WAS HELD. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10320326 ↗
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- STRATAFIX SXPP1A401Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE446 reports
- STRATAFIX SXPP1A301Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE443 reports
- STRATAFIX SXPP2B405Ethicon, LLC · Suture, surgical, absorbable, polydioxanone406 reports
- STRATAFIX SXPP1A406Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE339 reports
- STRATAFIX SXPP1A404Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE1 death319 reports
- STRATAFIX SXPP1B420Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE1 death229 reports
Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.