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Prlne Blu 36in 5-0 D/A Rb-1: medical device reports filed with FDA

310 reports name it, 2022–2026. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Ethicon. Product code GAW.

310
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 73 a year
97
reports, 12 months to August 2026
92 in the 12 months before
98.1%
classified as malfunction
80.5% across the product code
0.3%
classified as death, as reported
1 reports · not verified by FDA

310 medical device reports received by FDA name the brand "Prlne Blu 36in 5-0 D/A Rb-1" (suture nonabsorbable synthetic polypropylene); the manufacturer given most often on reports is Ethicon; received from April 2022 to February 2026. Brand names are as the reporter or manufacturer wrote them, so one product can appear under several spellings.

97 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the 92 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 (98.1%), injury (1.6%) and death (0.3%); across all suture, nonabsorbable, synthetic, polypropylene reports (product code GAW) death is recorded in 1.1% and malfunction in 80.5%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are break (48.1%), material separation (26.8%) and device contaminated during manufacture or shipping (19.7%). The patient problems coded most often are aortic valve insufficiency/ regurgitation, hemorrhage/blood loss/bleeding and foreign body in patient. 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."

Reports by month, five years

03365Sep 2021: 0Oct 2021: 0Nov 2021: 0Dec 2021: 02022Jan 2022: 0Feb 2022: 0Mar 2022: 0Apr 2022: 6May 2022: 6Jun 2022: 0Jul 2022: 2Aug 2022: 0Sep 2022: 4Oct 2022: 6Nov 2022: 0Dec 2022: 62023Jan 2023: 4Feb 2023: 4Mar 2023: 0Apr 2023: 17May 2023: 1Jun 2023: 0Jul 2023: 3Aug 2023: 2Sep 2023: 11Oct 2023: 2Nov 2023: 11Dec 2023: 12024Jan 2024: 7Feb 2024: 3Mar 2024: 6Apr 2024: 4May 2024: 1Jun 2024: 4Jul 2024: 5Aug 2024: 5Sep 2024: 6Oct 2024: 3Nov 2024: 7Dec 2024: 52025Jan 2025: 4Feb 2025: 0Mar 2025: 2Apr 2025: 4May 2025: 0Jun 2025: 59Jul 2025: 2Aug 2025: 0Sep 2025: 6Oct 2025: 10Nov 2025: 11Dec 2025: 652026Jan 2026: 2Feb 2026: 3Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 0May 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0Aug 2026: 0

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

By year received

0821632022: 3020222023: 5620232024: 5620242025: 16320252026: 52026

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0.3%1
Injury1.6%5
Malfunction98.1%304
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%310
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 20,028 reports carrying product code GAW. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Breakthe device broke14948.1%45.5%
Material separation8326.8%22.8%
Device contaminated during manufacture or shipping6119.7%0.7%
Material frayed51.6%4.7%
Device markings/labelling problema problem with the device markings or label31%0.5%
Defective component20.6%0.2%
Component misassembled10.3%0.3%
Delivered as unsterile product10.3%0.2%
Packaging problem10.3%0.1%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
Aortic valve insufficiency/ regurgitation31%
Hemorrhage/blood loss/bleeding31%
Foreign body in patientpart of a device left in the patient20.6%
Cardiac arrestthe heart stopped10.3%
Painpain, site not specified10.3%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasurePrlne Blu 36in 5-0 D/A Rb-1Product code GAWAll MAUDE reports
Reports31020,02826,136,888
Share of that pool—1.5%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports3119
Classified as injury1.6%17.9%36.2%
Classified as malfunction98.1%80.5%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%98.4%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. 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."

Other brands with product code GAW

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
PROLENE Polypropylene Suture2,0471773.4%
Prolene Polypropylene Suture Unknown Product1,6231332.2%
Prolene7797290.3%
Surgipro ll570370.5%
Surgipro1,189890.9%
Gore-Tex Suture241161.2%
Prolene Sut 30in 75cm 6-0 Blu204430.5%
Prolene Suture 30 75cm 6-0 Blu19900%
Prlne Blu 30in 6-0 D/A C-1184290%
Prolene Blue 0 7m 60cm W/Ndl17000%
Non Absorbable Surgical Suture337390%
Prlne Blu 24in 7-0 D/A Bv-1157371.9%
Prolene Suture 36 90cm 5-0 Blu15600%
Prlne Blu 24in 7-0 D/A Bv175-6 Mp151280%
Unknown Suture Product448280.9%

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." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Prlne Blu 36in 5-0 D/A Rb-1 reports

How many FDA reports name Prlne Blu 36in 5-0 D/A Rb-1?

310 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 97 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (98.1%), injury (1.6%) and death (0.3%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

break (48.1%), material separation (26.8%), device contaminated during manufacture or shipping (19.7%), material frayed (1.6%) and device markings/labelling problem (1%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (100%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Prlne Blu 36in 5-0 D/A Rb-1 was at fault?

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." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

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. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. 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.