FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROCEED MULTI-LAYER LAMINATE MESH

MDR report key: 1212108 · Received October 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
2210968-2008-01041
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 24, 2008
Date of Event
September 13, 2008
Report Date
September 25, 2008
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K060713
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 10/24/2008. INFECTION OCCURRED- CONCLUSION: A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MFG RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED. THIS REVIEW DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY NON-CONFORMANCES AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA. 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

INTL CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A PT UNDERWENT A LAPAROSCOPIC UMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH MESH IMPLANT. THE PT DEVELOPED SIGNS OF SEPSIS AND AN ACUTE ABDOMEN BEGINNING ONE DAY POST SURGERY. A LAPAROSCOPY WAS PERFORMED WHICH SHOWED A NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL ABDOMEN. THESE SYMPTOMS RESOLVED SPONTANEOUSLY THEN RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO INTERVENE. ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED. NO FURTHER INTERVENTION WAS PROVIDED; THE PT FULLY RECOVERED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROCEED MULTI-LAYER LAMINATE MESH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA ADG246

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 39 YR Required Intervention