Surgitie SGL-3Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Ligating Loop with Delivery System · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Surgitie (6)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521099463), received between Jan 4, 2022 and Jan 15, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 15, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THE USE OF THE SGL-3 CHROMIC GUT SUTURE, THE SUTURE BROKE. AN ADDITIONAL NEW SUTURE WAS USED WITHOUT ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21159309 ↗MalfunctionJan 4, 2022Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, WHILE PERFORMING A LOOP AT THE PANCREAS DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC PANCREATOMY, THE THREAD BROKE AND A COMPONENT FELL INTO PATIENT'S CAVITY. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE COMPONENT AND THE SUTURE WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13154944 ↗
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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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