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Suture, Nonabsorbable

FDA adverse event reports and recall history for suture, nonabsorbable (product code GAO), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.

Total reports
598
Deaths
10
Injuries
341
Malfunctions
226

Reports per year

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 20122026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

  • 2015-07-24TerminatedOther

    Medical Device Exchange Wire (sternotomy wire); Pouch, Tyvek/Mylar, Sterile, Single Use Only; OEM Catalog number 046-072; 046-073; EXP (repackager), A & E Medical (OEM) Suture, nonabsorbable

    EXP did not register as a medical device establishment, list the devices being recalled, or establish its own quality system and instead relied on the fact that its vendors were registered and had their own quality systems.

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