STRATAFIX SXPP1A428Recalls & reported problems
Ethicon, LLC · Violet Antibacterial Polydioxanone, Knotless Tissue Control Device · Class 2 · Implant
All models of STRATAFIX (181)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031245020), received between Nov 24, 2025 and May 19, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Break1
Patient problems
- Hernia2
- Ischemia2
- Necrosis2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Wound Dehiscence2
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 19, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2026 AND SUTURE WAS USED. THE SURGEON WAS REINFORCING SILASTIC IMPLANT IN THE LARYNX WITH APPROPRIATE NEEDLE AND NEEDLE DRIVER. AS THE IMPLANT WAS BEING SUTURED IN PLACE, THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE BROKE. SURGEON MADE TEAM AWARE, SURGEON WAS ABLE TO REMOVE X 3 PIECES. 2 PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT LARYNX VIA GRASPER, AND 1 PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE NEEDLE DRIVER VIA MAGNET. COMPARED PIECES ON TELFA, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED ALL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO BLEEDING THROUGHOUT THE REMOVAL PROCESS. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 25216117 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND A BARBED SUTURE WAS USED FOR WOUND CLOSING OF THE GROIN AREA. POST-OP, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. THE SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED IN A FEW CASES. THE PERIOD OF USE AND THE DOCTOR¿S NAME ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Hernia; Ischemia; Necrosis; Unspecified Infection; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 23638091 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND A BARBED SUTURE WAS USED FOR WOUND CLOSING OF THE GROIN AREA. POST-OP, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. THE SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED IN A FEW CASES. THE PERIOD OF USE AND THE DOCTOR¿S NAME ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Hernia; Ischemia; Necrosis; Unspecified Infection; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 23638073 ↗
Other SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE devices
- STRATAFIX SXPP1A405Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE617 reports
- STRATAFIX SXPP1A400Ethicon, LLC · SUTURE, SURGICAL, ABSORBABLE, POLYDIOXANONE485 reports
- 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 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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