V-Loc 90 VLOCM2004Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Absorbable Wound Closure Device · Class 2 · Implant
All models of V-Loc 90 (56)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 20884521132976), received between Feb 5, 2025 and Feb 5, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 5, 2025Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY, THE NEEDLE BROKE RIGHT BEFORE THE SUTURE BEGINS. A PORTION OF THE NEEDLE WAS WITH THE SUTURE AND THE TWO THIRDS OF A NEEDLE ON THE OTHER.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21313535 ↗MalfunctionFeb 5, 2025Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER DURING A ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY, THE NEEDLE BROKE RIGHT BEFORE THE SUTURE BEGINS. A PORTION OF THE NEEDLE WAS WITH THE SUTURE AND THE TWO THIRDS OF A NEEDLE ON THE OTHER. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21313023 ↗
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, ClassifiedV-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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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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