Staple, removable (skin): medical device reports filed with FDA

4,748 reports carry this product code, 1994–2026; 15 brands with a page.

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4,748
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 89
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 85 in the 12 months before; 93.7%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code GDT is FDA's classification for "Staple, removable (skin)" (general, Plastic Surgery panel), a class 1 device. 4,748 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from May 1994 to August 2026.

89 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the 85 of the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (93.7%), injury (5.5%) and other (0.4%). 15 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
Visistat 35w 6/Box	1,368	3	0%	99.3%
Visistat 35r 6/Box	275	0	0%	100%
Proximate Skin Stapler 35 Wide	239	0	0%	90%
Appose Ulc	154	27	0%	86.5%
Visistat Skin Stapler 35w	153	0	0%	100%
Weck Visistat 35w 6/Box	113	167	0%	99.8%
Weck Visistat 35r 6/Box	102	47	0%	100%
Proximate	56	102	1%	86%
Auto Suture	11	234	0.1%	94.6%
Weck Visistat Skin Stapler 35w	8	49	0%	99.4%
Egia 60 Articulating Med/Thick Sulu	2	0	1.2%	51.1%
Conmed	1	89	0.2%	65.6%
Egia Ultra Universal Stapler	1	0	2.8%	5.7%
Hemolok Ml Clips 6/Cart 84/Box	1	0	0.2%	94.8%
Weck Visistat Skin Stapler 35r	1	26	0%	100%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Teleflex Medical	2,674	56.3%
Ethicon Endo-Surgery	1,272	26.8%
Ethicon Endo-Surgery De C V	94	2%
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Cincinnati	55	1.2%
Ethicon Endo Surgery Cincinnati	30	0.6%
Davis & Geck Caribe	29	0.6%
Ponce - Uss	26	0.5%
3m	15	0.3%
3m Health Care	10	0.2%
Covidien Formerly Nellcor Puritan	4	0.1%
Ethicon Endo Surgery	4	0.1%
Covidien Formerly Nellcor	3	0.1%
Deroyal Industries	3	0.1%
United States Surgical	3	0.1%
Conmed	1	0%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death0%2

Injury5.5%259

Malfunction93.7%4,451

Other0.4%19

Not given0.4%17

Who filed

Manufacturer report95.2%4,521

Voluntary report1.9%92

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0%1

Not given2.8%134

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Mechanical jam	1,447	30.5%
Failure to form staple	1,354	28.5%
Replace	558	11.8%
Sticking	376	7.9%
Misfire	207	4.4%
Mechanics altered	172	3.6%
Failure to fire	117	2.5%
Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)	107	2.3%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly	90	1.9%
Difficult to open or close	88	1.9%
Tear, rip or hole in device packaging	76	1.6%
Entrapment of device	75	1.6%
Breakthe device broke	70	1.5%
Difficult to removethe device was hard to remove	70	1.5%
Activation, positioning or separation problem	61	1.3%
Failure to deliverthe device did not deliver the dose or item	52	1.1%
Positioning failure	49	1%
Insufficient device problem information	47	1%
Delivered as unsterile product	46	1%
Unsealed device packaging	41	0.9%

Questions about staple, removable (skin) reports

What is product code GDT?

FDA's classification code for "Staple, removable (skin)", class 1, reviewed by the general, Plastic Surgery panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

4,748 reports through August 2026, 89 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Visistat 35w 6/Box (1,368), Visistat 35r 6/Box (275), Proximate Skin Stapler 35 Wide (239), Appose Ulc (154) and Visistat Skin Stapler 35w (153). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.