PDS ZB741DRecalls & 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
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705031461741), received between Sep 16, 2025 and Feb 12, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (4 reports).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K183183); 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Separation4
- Break2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2026 AND SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, PHYSICIAN REPORTED THE SUTURES COMES OUT OF THE NEEDLE DURING SEWING. TO PROCEDURE COMPLETED PHYSICIAN USED ANOTHER ONE PRODUCT THE SAME TYPE. NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT REPORTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24322913 ↗MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2026 AND SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, PHYSICIAN REPORTED THE SUTURES COMES OUT OF THE NEEDLE DURING SEWING. TO PROCEDURE COMPLETED PHYSICIAN USED ANOTHER ONE PRODUCT THE SAME TYPE. NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT REPORTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24322911 ↗MalfunctionDec 11, 2025Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REP THAT, DURING USE, THE NEEDLE WAS EASY TO DETACH. IT WAS A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. WHEN WE SEND THE SAMPLE TO YOU, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW ITS RETURN DATE AND TRACKING NUMBER. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOT PROVIDED FROM THE HP. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23782726 ↗MalfunctionDec 11, 2025Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REP THAT, DURING USE, THE NEEDLE WAS EASY TO DETACH. IT WAS A CONTROL RELEASE NEEDLE. ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. WHEN WE SEND THE SAMPLE TO YOU, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW ITS RETURN DATE AND TRACKING NUMBER. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOT PROVIDED FROM THE HP. NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23782725 ↗InjurySep 16, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY (TKA) ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. POST-OP, AT THE WARDS/ICU, WOUND DEHISCENCE OCCURRED AFTER THE SURGERY. AT THIS TIME, IT IS UNKNOWN HOW MANY DAYS LATER IT OCCURRED. THE FASCIA WAS THE AREA OF DEHISCENCE. NO SAMPLE WILL BE RETURNED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 23062254 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K183183. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1513-2025 · Mar 7, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedPDSPLUSVIO30IN(75CM)USP6-0(M0.7)D/AC-1MP
- Z-0319-2025 · Sep 25, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedCoated VICRYL Polyglactin 910 Suture VIO 36IN(90CM) USP0(M3.5) S/A CT, Product Number J358H
- Z-2146-2024 · May 10, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedPDS II (polydioxanone) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in paediatric cardiovascular tissue, in microsurgery and in ophthalmic surgery.
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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