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VLOC 90 VLOCM0635Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Absorbable Wound Closure Device · Class 2 · Implant

All models of VLOC 90 (4)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521803350), received between Jan 26, 2023 and Jan 26, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K100257); 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

Device problems

  • Break1

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.

  • MalfunctionJan 26, 2023Break; Break

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN OPEN BREAST REDUCTION PROCEDURE, THE 2-0 SUTURE THREAD BROKE DURING THE BREAST INCISION CLOSURE AT THE SUBCUTICULAR LAYER. THE 3-0 STRANDS BOTH BROKE DURING THE CLOSURE OF THE SKIN ON THE BREAST INCISION. A NEW SUTURE OF THE SAME LOT WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16248996 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K100257. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2918-2026 · Jun 24, 2026 · Open, Classified
    V-Loc 90 Absorbable Wound Closure Device VLOC 90 0 VL 22 GS-21 VLOCM0336 VLOC 90 0 VL 22 GS-25 VLOCM0436 VLOCM0436 VLOCM0003 V-LOC* 90 4-0 CLR 15CM P12X12 VLOCM0003 VL

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