Monosof SN-667Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Monofilament Nylon · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Monosof (89)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521079830), received between Sep 10, 2019 and Sep 10, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unraveled Material” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K900531); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Unraveled Material1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Rupture1
- Tissue Damage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 10, 2019Unraveled Material; Unraveled Material
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER POST OPERATIVE AN HAND SURGERY FOR A FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR ZONE 2 IN THE LITTLE FINGER, DURING THE REVALIDATION OF THE PATIENT 3-4 WEEKS AFTER THE SURGERY THE FLEXOR TENDON RUPTURED AGAIN AND THE SUTURE BROKE. THE PATIENT WILL NEED A EXTENSIVE NEW SURGERY TO REPAIR THE FLEXOR TENDON. A 2 STAGE FLEXOR TENDON RECONSTRUCTION. THE PATIENT WILL BE READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS UNANTICIPATED TISSUE LOSS AND TISSUE DAMAGE DUE TO DEVICE ISSUE. THE INCISION WAS EXTENDED BY MORE 1 INCH, DUE TO DEVICE PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Rupture; Tissue Damage
MAUDE report 8978848 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K900531. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1174-2023 · Dec 2, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedMonosof Monofilament Nylon sutures: Product Description CN-724 MONOSOF* 1 BLK 100CM GS25 X36 CN-791 MONOSOF* 2-0 BLK 100CM GCC90X36 CN-791-12 MONOSOF* 2-0 BLK 10
- Z-1173-2023 · Dec 2, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedMonofilament Nylon Suture (McKesson Branded) and Coated Braided Silk Suture (McKesson Branded) (1) S661GX 5-0 NYLON 18 DS18 (2)S683GX 4-0 SILK 18 DS18 (3) S683GX
Other SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE devices
- ETHILON 697GEthicon, LLC · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE223 reports
- ETHILON 698GEthicon, LLC · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE119 reports
- ETHILON 1696GEthicon, LLC · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE118 reports
- Monosof SN-3695Covidien LP · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE2 recalls3 reports
- McKesson S661GXMckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. · Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide2 recalls2 reports
- Surgilon 88861919-41Covidien LP · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYAMIDE2 recalls2 reports
- McKesson S931BXMckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. · Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide2 recalls2 reports
- McKesson S697GXMckesson Medical-Surgical Inc. · Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide2 recalls1 report
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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