Surgipro ll VPF-706-XRecalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Monofilament Polypropylene · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Surgipro ll (70)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521039933), received between Oct 20, 2017 and Nov 25, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 6 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (5 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break5
- Detachment Of Device Component2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 25, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, WHEN THE PACKAGING WAS OPENED, PRIOR TO PATIENT USE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NEEDLE WAS BROKEN. A NEW SUTURE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20771692 ↗MalfunctionJul 13, 2021Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, INTRAOPERATIVELY, WHEN SUTURING THE NERVE, THE NEEDLE SUDDENLY BROKE. SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12164391 ↗MalfunctionJan 18, 2021Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION FOR ZYGOMATIC FRACTURE, THE SUTURE NEEDLE WAS USED TO CLOSE THE ABDOMEN, THE SUTURE NEEDLE WAS BROKEN, WHICH MADE IT UNUSABLE AND INCREASED THE RISK OF SURGERY. IMMEDIATELY SEARCH FOR THE BROKEN NEEDLE AND FIND THE BROKEN END STUMP. THE TWO BROKEN ENDS WERE ANASTOMOSED, THE INCISION WAS CLEANED, AND AFTER CONFIRMING THAT THERE WAS NO FOREIGN MATTER REMAINING, REPLACE THE SUTURE NEEDLE TO CONTINUE SUTURING. NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11186780 ↗MalfunctionDec 4, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, INTRA-OPERATIVELY, THE NEEDED DISENGAGED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9410642 ↗MalfunctionJul 2, 2019Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A VASCULAR SURGERY, DURING ANASTOMOSIS, THE 2 REPORTED NEEDLE DEVICE BROKE. SURGEON USED ANOTHER SUTURE FROM THE SAME LOT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8755519 ↗MalfunctionNov 29, 2017Break; Detachment Of Device Component; Break; Detachment Of Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING CARDIOVASCULAR BYPASS SURGERY, BOTH THE NEEDLE AND THREAD BROKE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE NEEDLE WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT TO TIE THE BLOOD VESSEL. THE SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED BECAUSE IT TOOK THEM AN HOUR TO FIND THE NEEDLE BEFORE CONTINUING THE SURGERY. THERE WAS NO INJURY CAUSED TO THE PATIENT AND NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7066854 ↗InjuryOct 20, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, WHEN THE KNOT WAS ABOUT TO BE DONE WHILE SUTURING THE BLOOD VESSELS DURING AN OPEN HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE NEEDLE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED. THEY HAD TO SEARCH THE NEEDLE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR UNTIL FIND IT, WHICH LEAD TO A DELAY IN SURGERY. ANESTHESIA TIME WAS DELAYED FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR AS THE RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION OF THE SURGERY.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6966102 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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