Biosyn UM-403Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Monofilament Absorbable Suture,CV-23,D/A,1x Violet Strand · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Biosyn (94)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521033436), received between Apr 26, 2019 and Apr 26, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
28 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K000037); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Material Integrity Problem1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 26, 2019Break; Material Integrity Problem; Break; Material Integrity Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN OPEN URETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS, THE SURGEON BROKE THE SUTURE WHILE COMPLETING THE STANDARD KNOT THROW. THE SURGEON WAS ALSO QUESTIONING THE BRITTLENESS OF THE SUTURE. THE SURGEON RETIED THE KNOT TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8554804 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K000037. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1276-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 2/0 30 VIOLET GS-21, Item Code CL811 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not
- Z-1299-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 2/0 30"VIOLET GU-46, Item Code UL878 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not
- Z-1300-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedBiosyn Monofilament Absorbable Suture 6/0 30" VIOLET CV-23, Item Code UM201
- Z-1274-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 3/0 VIOLET 30" CV-24 (75CM), Item Code CL461 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery,
- Z-1294-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture UD 3/0 30 P-14, Item Code SL5679 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not in c
- Z-1292-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 6-0 18" UNDYED SS-24 D/A, Item Code L2752K - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, bu
- Z-1285-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 2-0 UNDYED 36" GS-21, Item Code CL953 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not
- Z-1282-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 1 36 VIOLET GS-24, Item Code CL915 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not in
- Z-1295-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture UD 4/0 18 P-13, Item Code SL5690 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not in c
- Z-1287-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 0 VIOLET 30" V-20, Item Code GL124 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not in
- Z-1277-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 3/0 30 VIOLET GS-11, Item Code CL815 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not
- Z-1286-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 2-0 VIOLET 30" V-20, Item Code GL123 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not
- Z-1284-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 1 36 VIOLET GS-21, Item Code CL925 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not in
- Z-1293-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 6/0 18" UNDYED P-10, Item Code SL1625G - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but no
- Z-1297-2020 · Dec 18, 2019 · TerminatedPolysorb Braided Absorbable Suture 4/0 30 VIOLET CVF23, Item Code UL203 - Product Usage: Indicated for use in soft tissue approximation or ligation and ophthalmic surgery, but not
…and 13 more.
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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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