V-Loc 180 VLOCL0315Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 216 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521130975), received between Aug 29, 2017 and Sep 22, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries, 207 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (144 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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 216 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 22, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50859332 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 17, 2026Break

  It was reported that during a laparoscopic myomectomy procedure, an absorbable barbed suture was used for suturing the uterus. During continuous suturing, the suture line broke after approximately one minute of use. The defective suture was replaced with another barbed suture to complete the procedure. There was no patient injury reported.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50804014 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 27, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  It was reported that during an open procedure for closed reduction and Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation (PFNA) internal fixation of a left subtrochanteric femoral fracture, the suture needle and thread separation occurred immediately when the needle was removed from the packaging. The affected suture was removed and replaced, and another package of suture with a different product identification and lot number was opened to complete suturing closure without issue. No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50470107 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 13, 2026Break

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50232954 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 12, 2026Break

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50217953 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 11, 2026Break

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50207804 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 19, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY, THE THREE SUTURES WERE USED FOR VAGINAL STUMP SUTURING. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE PROCEDURE, THE SUTURE THREAD BROKE. THE SUTURE WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25566799 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 19, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY, THE THREE SUTURES WERE USED FOR VAGINAL STUMP SUTURING. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE PROCEDURE, THE SUTURE THREAD BROKE. THE SUTURE WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25566765 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 17, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, INTRA-OPERATIVELY, WHILE SUTURING THE UTERINE WOUND AFTER THE REMOVAL OF UTERINE FIBROIDS, THE ABSORBABLE SUTURE BROKE. ANOTHER DEVICE FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THE ISSUE CAUSED A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25529333 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 24, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE ABSORBABLE SUTURE BROKE DURING SURGICAL USE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ISSUE PROLONGED THE OPERATIVE TIME BY FIVE MINUTES. ANOTHER BRAND NEW SUTURE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24976055 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 21, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A UTERINE FIBROID SURGERY, THE SUTURE BROKE. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24941722 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 17, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC UTERINE TUMOR RESECTION, THE NEEDLE AND THREAD SEPARATED. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, A NEW SUTURE WAS USED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 24912441 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 11, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING MYOMECTOMY, WHILE SUTURING THE PATIENT¿S TISSUE, THE NEEDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE SUTURE. THE PHYSICIAN TIED THE PATIENT¿S TISSUE TWICE WITH THE REMAINING THREAD AFTER THE NEEDLE BROKE OFF, AND THE NEEDLE WAS LEFT IN HAND. THE NEEDLE DID NOT FALL INTO THE PATIENT CAVITY, AND AN ADDITIONAL NEW SUTURE WAS USED WITHOUT ISSUE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24849519 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 1, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, INTRA-OPERATIVELY, AN ANESTHESIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN USED AN ABSORBABLE SUTURE AND FOUND THAT THE SUTURE HAD BROKEN AT THE NEEDLE¿SUTURE CONNECTION AND COULD NOT BE USED. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24758254 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT 15 MINUTES INTO THE LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY, WHILE SUTURING RENAL PARENCHYMAL, THE THREAD OF THREE SUTURES BROKE. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE BROKEN SUTURES WITH A NEW ONE OF A DIFFERENT MODEL AND LOT NUMBER. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24638507 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 9, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY, THE TWO DEVICES THREAD BROKE EASILY IN THE MIDDLE WHILE CLOSING THE PERITONEUM. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AN ADDITIONAL SUTURE OF THE SAME TYPE WAS USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24548346 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 9, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY, THE TWO DEVICES THREAD BROKE EASILY IN THE MIDDLE WHILE CLOSING THE PERITONEUM. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AN ADDITIONAL SUTURE OF THE SAME TYPE WAS USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24548219 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY, SPECIFICALLY AT THE STEP OF VAGINAL STUMP SUTURING, THE SUTURE THREAD BROKE FIVE MINUTES INTO THE PROCEDURE. THE SUTURE WAS NOT TREATED OR HYDRATED PRIOR TO USE, AND A CONTINUOUS SUTURING TECHNIQUE WAS EMPLOYED. THE BROKEN DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SUTURE OF A DIFFERENT LOT NUMBER, AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24366255 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 16, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, WHEN SUTURING, THE ABSORBABLE SUTURE DETACHED. THE SUTURE WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24343650 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, WHEN SUTURING, THE MEDICAL STAFF ENCOUNTERED A BREAKAGE IN THE ABSORBABLE SUTURE. THE USE WAS STOPPED, AND A NEW SUTURE WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24328374 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY,  WHEN ON VAGINAL CUFF CLOSURE,  WHILE ON CONTINUOUS SUTURING FOR 5 MINUTES, THE THREAD BROKE FOR THE THREE SUTURES. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE SUTURES WERE REPLACED FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24327488 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY,  WHEN ON VAGINAL CUFF CLOSURE,  WHILE ON CONTINUOUS SUTURING FOR 5 MINUTES, THE THREAD BROKE FOR THE THREE SUTURES. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE SUTURES WERE REPLACED FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24327432 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY,  WHEN ON VAGINAL CUFF CLOSURE,  WHILE ON CONTINUOUS SUTURING FOR 5 MINUTES, THE THREAD BROKE FOR THE THREE SUTURES. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE SUTURES WERE REPLACED FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24327400 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE MEDICAL STAFF ENCOUNTERED A SUTURE BREAKAGE DURING SUTURING. THE USE OF THE SUTURE WAS STOPPED, AND A NEW SUTURE WAS USED INSTEAD. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24327217 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 30, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY, WHEN SUTURING THE CERVICAL STUMP WHEN BOTH THE NEEDLE AND THREAD BROKE LESS THAN ONE MINUTE INTO THE PROCEDURE. THE DEFECTIVE SUTURE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SUTURE TO COMPLETE THE CASE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24224017 ↗

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, Classified
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