inforMED
InjuryGAS

TICRON # 5 BLUE 4X30 DT-20 / KV40

Received Dec 3, 2009 · Event occurred Oct 14, 2009

Report 9612501-2009-00078 · MDR key 1552163

Device

Generic name

Nonabsorbable Suture Product

Catalog number

8886281889

Lot number

D7M351

Product problems

  • Material Rupture

Patient

58 YR

  • Fistula

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PROCEDURE: LUNG TRANSPLANT. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: ONE MONTH AFTER THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTICED BY X-RAY RIB REMOTENESS. A FISTULA HAD OCCURRED BETWEEN THE RIBS. AFTER OPENING THE PATIENT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SUTURE HAD BREACHED (RUPTURED AT 4 POINTS).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

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