FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH

MDR report key: 1191047 · Received September 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
1213643-2008-00443
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 24, 2008
Date of Event
June 11, 2008
Report Date
September 4, 2008
Manufacturer
DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
PREAMENDME
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

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. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE WILL SUBMIT A FOLLOW UP REPORT WHEN/IF PRODUCT IS RETURNED FOR EVAL, OR ADDITIONAL INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT REPORTED VIA MAUDE EVENT REPORT, HE HAD MESH IMPLANTED TO TREAT AN INCISIONAL HERNIA IN 2005. PT REPORTED THAT THE MESH WAS EXPLANTED IN 2008 DUE TO THE MESH BEING BALLED UP INTO A HEAP OF SCAR TISSUE AND THAT HIS FALCIFORM LIGAMENT WAS GOING INTO PART OF THE BALLED UP MESH SO THE LIGAMENT HAD TO BE DIVIDED, AND CUT OUT OF THE MESH. THE PT ALSO REPORTED THE DEFECT SIZE INSIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN TO BE 14 CM IN LENGTH AND 6 CM IN WIDTH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MESH FTL FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA 43COD412

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Other