Plain Gut CG-842Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Absorbable Suture · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Plain Gut (13)
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 10884521053847), received between Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K142656, K885018); 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
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SUTURE BROKE WHILE SUTURING. ANOTHER SUTURE WAS OPENED TO FIX THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT C OMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24326771 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K142656, K885018. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1390-2023 · Mar 1, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedPlain Gut Absorbable Sutures, PLAIN GUT 5/0 18 P-13 X12 (SG-5686), PLAIN GUT 4-0 18 UD SC-11 DA (SG828-2)
- Z-1389-2023 · Mar 1, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedMild Chromic Gut Absorbable Sutures, CH GUT 5-0 12 UD SS-14 SS-14 (G-1766-K), CHROMIC GUT 6-0 45CM HE-1 X12 (G-1780K)
- Z-1388-2023 · Mar 1, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedChromic Gut Absorbable Sutures, SURGIGUT* 0 CHR GS-25 90CM X36 (CG-904), SURGIGUT* 1 CHR GS-24 90CM X36 (CG-915), CHROMIC GUT 4-0 75CM V20 (GG-121), CHROMIC GUT 3-0 75CM V20 X36 (G
Other SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL devices
- Chromic Gut GG-122Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall12 reports
- Chromic Gut G-1780KCovidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall8 reports
- Chromic Gut UG-202Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall7 reports
- Chromic Gut UG-203Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Plain Gut SG-5686Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Chromic Gut SG-5687GCovidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Chromic Gut GG-123Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Chromic Gut GG-121Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall3 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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