Surgipro II VP706MX-2Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Monofilament Polypropylene · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Surgipro II (73)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521758322), received between Apr 26, 2022 and Aug 5, 2024 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K954808); 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1
- Material Frayed1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Tissue Breakdown1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 5, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A FEMORAL POPLITEAL BYPASS GRAFT PROCEDURE, WHILE SUTURING THE GRAFT, THE SUTURE BROKE IN THE MIDDLE. A NEW SUTURE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19912254 ↗MalfunctionAug 23, 2023Break; Material Frayed; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Material Frayed; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT (CABG), WHILE TYING KNOTS IN PLACE, THE 4-0 DIAMETER SUTURE IS BREAKING AND FRAYING, ANOTHER 4-0 DIAMETER SUTURE WAS USED HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THEY USED A 6-0 DIAMETER HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THERE WAS TISSUE DAMAGE AS THE VEIN THAT WAS HARVESTED HAD TO BE CUT AND RE-SUTURED AT THE ANASTOMOSIS OF THE BYPASS. THE SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED BY 30 MINUTES OR MORE DUE TO THE PRODUCT PROBLEM.
Patient problems: Tissue Breakdown
MAUDE report 17607790 ↗MalfunctionApr 26, 2022Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER PRIOR TO USE, THE SUTURE PACK HAS MISSING A STRAND. THERE SHOULD BE TEN NEEDLES, INSTEAD THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT. A DOUBLE ARMED STRAND OF SUTURE IS MISSING FROM THE PACKAGE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14215480 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K954808. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1179-2023 · Dec 2, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedSurgipro Monofilament Polypropylene Sutures Product Description CP-535 SURGIPRO* 1 BLU 100CM GS24 X36 CP-824 SURGIPRO* 1 BLU 150CM GS26 X24 CP-825 SURGIPRO* 2 BLU 150CM GS26 X24 VP
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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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