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MalfunctionJOL

J-VAC*RESV. 150 ML

Received Apr 13, 2026

Report 2210968-2026-03867 · MDR key 24859773

Device

Generic name

Catheter And Tip Suction

Manufacturer

Ethicon Inc.

Catalog number

2177

Lot number

JU1116

Product problems

  • Leak/Splash

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND RECEIVED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE DEVICE HAVE BEEN MADE. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. DID THE RESERVOIR COME IN CONTACT WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SURGICAL NEEDLES, SUTURES, SHARP OBJECTS AT ANY TIME? =>UNK - HOW WAS THE CASE COMPLETED?=>UNK - COULD YOU KINDLY PERFORM AND DOCUMENT THE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPT FOR THE PRODUCT RETURN? =>THE DEVICE WILL BE SHIPPED. - PLEASE PROVIDE THE SOURCE OR NAME OF PERSON PROVIDING ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS:=>(B)(6). 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.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE A RESERVOIR WAS USED. THE RESERVOIR HAD BEEN SWELLED FROM THE BEGINNING AND DID NOT RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE MANUFACTURING CRITERIA WAS MET PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS LOT. 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.