Plain Gut SG828-2Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Plain Gut · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Plain Gut (13)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521750111), received between Aug 18, 2021 and Aug 18, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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.
Recalls naming this device
- Mar 1, 2023Open, Classified
Medtronic was made aware of a supplier calibration issue during the contract sterilization process that may lead to unsterile product. Use of affected product may lead to an unspecified infection or, in the case of sutures used in the eye, pose a loss of vision risk.
Z-1390-2023 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 18, 2021Break; Material Twisted/Bent; Break; Material Twisted/Bent
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, ON AN OPEN PROCEDURE, DURING THE LAST THROW, THE THREAD NEAR THE NEEDLE ATTACHMENT BROKE. THE NEEDLE ALSO BENT. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12335193 ↗
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- Chromic Gut UG-202Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall7 reports
- Chromic Gut UG-203Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Plain Gut SG-5686Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Chromic Gut SG-5687GCovidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Chromic Gut GG-123Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall6 reports
- Chromic Gut GG-121Covidien LP · SUTURE, ABSORBABLE, NATURAL1 recall3 reports
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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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