FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERFIX PLUG

MDR report key: 1103153 · Received August 8, 2008

Report

Report Number
1213643-2008-00388
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2008
Date of Event
December 4, 2006
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

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNK WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. WHILE RECURRENCE IS A KNOWN ADVERSE EVENT THAT IS LISTED IN THE IFU, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE WILL SUBMIT A FOLLOW UP REPORT WHEN/IF PRODUCT IS RETURNED FOR EVAL OR ADD'L INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE. NOTE: REPORT FROM ATTORNEY INDICATES THAT NO DOCTOR HAD ATTRIBUTED THE EVENT TO THE USE OF OR ANY DEFECT IN THE PERFIX PLUG.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ATTORNEY REPORTED: IN 2004 - THE PT UNDERWENT A RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE WITH IMPLANT OF A PERFIX PLUG. IN 2006 - THE PT REPORTS CHRONIC LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN PAIN. ON SEVEN MONTHS LATER - THE PT HAD THE PLUG EXPLANTED DUE TO A SMALL HERNIA BEING PRESENT AT THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL IMPLANT. NO DOCTOR HAS ATTRIBUTED THE ABOVE BODILY INJURIES TO THE USE OF OR ANY DEFECT IN 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 43JND087

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Required Intervention