PTFE Polymer Pledgets 88868682-01Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Nonabsorbable Pre-punched Pledgets,10x Soft PTFE Pledgets 3x7x1.5mm · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521104648), received between Aug 14, 2019 and Aug 14, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration or Expulsion of Device” (1 report).
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
Patient problems
- Inflammation2
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 14, 2019Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY PERFORMED WHICH COVERS THE LAST 12 MONTHS FOR THE ADVERSE EVENT REACTION USING THE SUTURE, ONE MILD INFECTION OR ABSCESS FORMATION, ONE PLEDGET MIGRATION, AND ONE MILD ACUTE INFLAMMATORY REACTION WERE EXPERIENCED.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8895736 ↗InjuryAug 14, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO A WOUND CLOSURE SURVEY SOURCE CONDUCTED, PATIENTS EXPERIENCED MINIMAL LOCAL INFLAMMATION.
Patient problems: Inflammation
MAUDE report 8893762 ↗
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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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