V-Loc 180 VLOCL0134Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Absorbable Wound Closure Device,P-14,1x Clear Strand · Class 2 · Implant
All models of V-Loc 180 (61)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521130579), received between Aug 12, 2020 and Jun 14, 2026 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K091087); 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component2
- Component Missing1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
- No Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 14, 2026Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC, WHILE REMOVING FROM THE RETAINER, THE THREAD BROKE. A NEW SUTURE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25497856 ↗MalfunctionOct 29, 2025Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A DERMAL SUTURE PROCEDURE, AFTER THE START OF SUTURING, THE LOOP WELDING WAS DETACHED. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, A NEW SUTURE WAS USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23420430 ↗MalfunctionMar 8, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE OF THE DEVICE, WHEN BOTH DEVICE WAS BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE PACKAGE, THE NEEDLE DETACHED FROM THE SUTURE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18869205 ↗MalfunctionMar 8, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE OF THE DEVICE, WHEN BOTH DEVICE WAS BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE PACKAGE, THE NEEDLE DETACHED FROM THE SUTURE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18869201 ↗MalfunctionAug 12, 2020Component Missing; Component Missing
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE SUTURE PACKET WAS OPENED BUT IT DID NOT CONTAIN A NEEDLE.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 10397200 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K091087. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2919-2026 · Jun 24, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedV-Loc 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device BOX BEDSIDE STAPLING IS KING BOX06614V4 BOX BY PASS FINAL BOX07405V1 BOX BYPASS CARDON BOX01056V2 BOX BYPASS DR LAGAE BOX0
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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