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Ti-Cron 88863393-51Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Coated Braided Polyester · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Ti-Cron (104)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521062924), received between Aug 4, 2023 and Aug 4, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unraveled Material” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

6 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K930591); 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 18, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Dec 2, 2022Class IIOpen, Classified

    Sterile Barrier Breach of Breather Pouch may cause infection or vision loss for ophthalmic procedures in cases where there is direct patient contact

    Z-1181-2023 · Root cause: Packaging process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Unraveled Material1

Patient problems

  • Failure to Anastomose1
  • Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 4, 2023Unraveled Material; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Unraveled Material; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, AFTER UNDERGOING AN OPEN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS AND MAZE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT WAS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND WHEN THE PATIENT COUGHED, THE SURGICAL SUTURE RUPTURED, LEADING TO A RAPID FLOW OF BLOOD. AN EMERGENCY OPEN PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REDO THE ANASTOMOSIS, RESULTING IN LITERS OF BLOOD ACCUMULATING IN THE PATIENT'S CHEST. THE BLOOD LOSS DUE TO THE PRODUCT PROBLEM EXCEEDED 500CC AND REQUIRED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. THE EVENT LED TO AN EXTENSION OF THE PATIENT'S HOSPITALIZATION (INTENSIVE CARE UNIT).

    Patient problems: Failure to Anastomose; Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding

    MAUDE report 17463273 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K930591. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2829-2011 · Jun 3, 2011 · Terminated
    Syneture Ti-Cron 2 BLUE 5X18" HGS-22 non-absorbable polyester sutures Material 8886337282 Ti-Cron is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, includi
  • Z-2825-2011 · Jun 3, 2011 · Terminated
    Syneture Ti-Cron 0 BLUE 6X18" PRE-CUT non-absorbable polyester sutures Material 8886300162 Ti-Cron is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, inclu
  • Z-2830-2011 · Jun 3, 2011 · Terminated
    Syneture Ti-Cron 0 5X18" BLUE T-40/HGS-22 D-TACH, non-absorbable polyester sutures Material 8886337962 Ti-Cron is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or lig
  • Z-2828-2011 · Jun 3, 2011 · Terminated
    Syneture Ti-Cron 1 Blue 5x18 HGS-22 D-Tach non-absorbable polyester sutures Material 8886337272 Ti-Cron is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, i
  • Z-2826-2011 · Jun 3, 2011 · Terminated
    Syneture Ti-Cron 0 5X18" BLUE T-19/GS-22 D-TACH non-absorbable polyester sutures Material 8886325962 Ti-Cron is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligat
  • Z-2827-2011 · Jun 3, 2011 · Terminated
    Syneture Ti-Cron 1 Blue 5x18 HGS-22 D-Tach non-absorbable polyester sutures Material 8886326062 Ti-Cron is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, i

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