FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PERFIX PLUG
MDR report key: 1103150
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Received August 8, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1213643-2008-00385
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 8, 2008
- Date of Event
- March 19, 2002
- Report Date
- July 11, 2008
- Manufacturer
- DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K922916
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NOTE: REPORT FROM ATTORNEY INDICATES THAT NO DOCTOR HAS ATTRIBUTED THE EVENT TO THE USE OF OR ANY DEFECT IN THE PERFIX PLUG.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ATTORNEY REPORTED: IN 2002 - DURING REPAIR OF AN INCISIONAL HERNIA, A PERFIX PLUG MESH WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE PT. IN 2004 - PRESENT - PT HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS PAIN, PINCHING, BINDING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, DUE TO PAIN IN ABDOMINAL AREA. DOCTOR HAS ADVISED THAT THE PT SHOULD HAVE THE MESH REMOVED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A VISIBLE PROTRUSION COUPLED WITH CHRONIC PAIN STEMMING FROM THE SITE OF THE IMPLANT. NO DOCTOR HAS ATTRIBUTED THE ABOVE BODILY INJURIES TO THE USE OF THE PERFIX PLUG.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERFIX PLUG | FTL | DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. | NA | 43AMD124 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 YR | Other |