FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 1000432 · Received February 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
2210968-2008-00102
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 21, 2008
Report Date
January 22, 2008
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K013718
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADD'L INFO BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT UNDERWENT A PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR PROCEDURE IN 2007. ON AN UNK DATE POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PT EXPERIENCED BURNING UPON URINATION. THE PT WAS TREATED WITH CIPRO FOR FIVE DAYS FOR INFLAMMATION. NO SYMPTOM IMPROVEMENT OCCURRED AND THE PT WAS TREATED WITH AMOXICILLIN DURING 2008. THE PT ALSO EXPERIENCED POST-OPERATIVE CONSTIPATION WITH NO BOWEL MOVEMENT FOR ONE WEEK. THE PT SAW A PROCOLOGIST WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE PT HAD INFLAMMATION AND THAT THE MESH MAY BE IN A BALL. THE PT WAS PRESCRIBED TREATMENT OF INCREASED FIBER INTAKE. THE PT ALSO SAW AN ALLERGIST WHO ADVISED THAT AN ALLERGY TO THE MESH WAS UNLIKELY. THE PT HAS A FOLLOW-UP OFFICE VISIT WITH THE SURGEON SOON.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Required Intervention