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DERMABOND UNKNOWN PRODUCT

Received Jul 3, 2025 · Event occurred Jan 1, 2025

Report 2210968-2025-07877 · MDR key 22398785

Device

Generic name

Class I Device - Exempt

Manufacturer

Ethicon Inc.

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Erythema
  • Itching Sensation
  • Skin Inflammation/ Irritation
  • Erythema
  • Itching Sensation
  • Skin Inflammation/ Irritation

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: H6 COMPONENT CODE: G07002 - DEVICE NOT RETURNED D4: UDI: AS THE CATALOG/MODEL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE (01)GTIN IS NOT AVAILABLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED HOWEVER NO RECEIVED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE DEVICE HAVE BEEN MADE. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. IS A PHOTO AVAILABLE OF THE PATIENT REACTION, PLEASE RE-SEND? IF IN YOUR POSSESSION, MAY WE HAVE A COPY OF YOUR OPERATIVE REPORT? DOES ETHICON HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO CONTACT YOUR SURGEON, IN THE EVENT ETHICON WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT YOUR SURGEON FOR MORE CLINICAL INFORMATION TO BE USED FOR A PRODUCT QUALITY COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION? NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2025 AND TOPICAL SKIN ADHESIVE WAS USED. PATIENT HAD A SKIN REACTION TO FOLLOWING A SURGERY. THE ADHESIVE FELL OFF WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND INCISION LOOKED GOOD. AT FIVE WEEKS, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED REDNESS AND ITCHING AND WAS PRESCRIBED STEROID CREAM, WHICH DID NOT HELP. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.