InjuryHAM
COATED VICRYL (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE
Received Nov 9, 2000 · Event occurred Jan 1, 1998
Report 2210968-2000-00446 · MDR key 303830
Device
Generic name
Suture, Absorbable
Manufacturer
Ethicon, Inc. San AngeloModel number
NACatalog number
UNK
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Contamination
- Device remains implanted
Patient
UNKNOWN
- Unspecified Infection
- Injury
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE ATTORNEY THAT THE PLAINTIFF HAD A MEDTRONIC PUMP IMPLANT IN 1998. IN THE COURSE OF THE SURGERY, VICRYL SUTURES WERE USED. IT WAS ALLEGED BY THE ATTORNEY THAT THE VICRYL SUTURES USED WERE CONTAMINATED, THUS NOT STERILE, THEREBY CAUSING THE PLAINTIFF TO SUFFER INFECTION AND INJURY.