V-Loc 180 VLOCL0335Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Absorbable Wound Closure Device · Class 2 · Implant
All models of V-Loc 180 (61)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10884521131019), received between Oct 16, 2023 and Oct 16, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
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
- Break1
- Patient-Device Incompatibility1
- Unraveled Material1
Patient problems
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 16, 2024Unraveled Material; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Unraveled Material; Patient-Device Incompatibility
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, POST-OPERATIVE OF A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT HAD SUPERFICIAL WOUND ISSUES (DEHISCENCE, DRAINAGE). A PARTIAL PIECE OF THE REMAINING SUTURE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT DURING ANOTHER SURGERY, ADDITIONALLY ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED.
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 20464563 ↗MalfunctionOct 16, 2023Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN OPEN MAMMOPLASTY PROCEDURE, WHEN THE SURGEON PERFORMED THE CONTINUOUS SUTURE OF THE BREAST, KNOWN LOCALLY AS "INTERNAL BRA", THE THREAD BROKE. ANOTHER DEVICE BY THE SAME LOT WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17943396 ↗
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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