V-Loc 180 VLOCL0624Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521131217), received between Nov 10, 2020 and Sep 4, 2026 — classified as 7 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (6 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 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 4, 2026Break

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50620355 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 28, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OPEN PANNICULECTOMY PROCEDURE, SPECIFICALLY AT THE RUNNING DEEP DERMAL SUTURE STEP, THE FIRST SUTURE BROKE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE SUTURING, AND BARBS WERE OBSERVED FRAYING OFF. MOREOVER, ANOTHER TWO SUTURES BROKE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE SUTURING. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE COMPETITOR'S SUTURE WAS USED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22637282 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 28, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OPEN PANNICULECTOMY PROCEDURE, SPECIFICALLY AT THE RUNNING DEEP DERMAL SUTURE STEP, THE FIRST SUTURE BROKE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE SUTURING, AND BARBS WERE OBSERVED FRAYING OFF. MOREOVER, ANOTHER TWO SUTURES BROKE IN THE MIDDLE WHILE SUTURING. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE COMPETITOR'S SUTURE WAS USED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22637149 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2025Break; Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY, WHEN BEING APPLIED ON THE FEMORAL REGION, THE TWO SUTURES BROKE ON THE CENTER PART. ANOTHER NEW SUTURE WAS USED WITHOUT PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21396022 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2025Break; Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY, WHEN BEING APPLIED ON THE FEMORAL REGION, THE TWO SUTURES BROKE ON THE CENTER PART. ANOTHER NEW SUTURE WAS USED WITHOUT PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21395435 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 10, 2022Break; Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN OPEN ORTHOPEDIC SPINE PROCEDURE, WHILE APPLYING SUBCUTANEOUS SUTURING TECHNIQUE, THE NEEDLE 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 15200701 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 10, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SUTURE BROKE AT NEEDLE AND HAD TO BE FISHED OUT OF PATIENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10815657 ↗

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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