ESSURE
Report
- Report Number
- 2951250-2022-01580
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 28, 2022
- Date of Event
- September 4, 2012
- Report Date
- January 6, 2023
- Manufacturer
- BAYER PHARMA AG
- Product Code
- HHS
- UDI-DI
- 10888853003051
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020014
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE BELOW REPORT WAS RECEIVED BY HEALTH AUTHORITY ANSM REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4) ON 23-DEC-2022. THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 03-JAN-2023. THIS SPONTANEOUS CASE WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED BY A CONSUMER AND DESCRIBES THE OCCURRENCE OF BACK PAIN ("LUMBAR PAIN") IN A FEMALE PATIENT WHO HAD ESSURE INSERTED FOR FEMALE STERILISATION. ADDITIONAL NON-SERIOUS EVENTS ARE DETAILED BELOW. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY OR CONCURRENT CONDITIONS. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT HAD ESSURE INSERTED. ON (B)(6) 2012, 734 DAYS AFTER ESSURE INSERTION, SHE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN (SERIOUSNESS CRITERION INTERVENTION REQUIRED), FATIGUE ("MAJOR FATIGUE"), HERNIA ("HERNIA"), INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISORDER ("DISCOPATHY"), MIGRAINE ("MIGRAINES"), PERIARTHRITIS ("CAPSULITIS"), TENDONITIS ("TENDINITIS") AND DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION ("CONCENTRATION AND ATTENTION DIFFICULTY"). ESSURE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2022. AN UNKNOWN TIME LATER SHE EXPERIENCED ALLERGY TO METALS ("SEVERE NICKEL ALLERGY") AND DEPRESSION ("DEPRESSION"). THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH SURGERY (TUBES AND OVARIES REMOVED IN 2013, ESSURE REMOVAL BY HYSTERECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2022). AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, THE OUTCOMES FOR THESE EVENTS WERE UNKNOWN. NO CAUSALITY ASSESSMENT WAS RECEIVED FOR ESSURE WITH REGARD TO ALLERGY TO METALS, FATIGUE, BACK PAIN, HERNIA, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISORDER, MIGRAINE, PERIARTHRITIS, TENDONITIS, DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION OR DEPRESSION. THE REPORTER COMMENTED: IN (B)(6) 2022, THE DOCTOR REALIZED THAT I STILL HAD ESSURES EVEN THOUGH MY TUBES AND OVARIES WERE REMOVED IN 2013. SINCE THE REMOVAL OPERATION, GIANT URTICARIA. DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (NORMAL RANGES ARE PROVIDED IN PARENTHESIS IF AVAILABLE): BODY WEIGHT WAS REPORTED TO BE 70 KG. QUALITY-SAFETY EVALUATION OF PTC: FOR ESSURE: NO DEFECT COULD BE CONFIRMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ALL PRODUCT BATCHES HAVE MET THE SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING LABELING, MATERIAL, AND PROCESS CONTROLS AT TIME OF RELEASE. TREND ANALYSES OF COMPLAINTS ARE REVIEWED REGULARLY, NO SIGNAL WAS OBSERVED WITH REGARD TO THE REPORTED COMPLAINT REASON. THE RISK MANAGEMENT FILE WAS REVIEWED AND AN UPDATE WAS NOT DEEMED REQUIRED. A TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE AND BATCH RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED, AS NO SAMPLE OR BATCH NUMBER WERE AVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION INCORPORATED ABOVE INCLUDES DATA RECEIVED ON: 03-JAN-2023: QUALITY SAFETY EVALUATION OF PTC. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A REVIEW OF OUR COMPLAINT RECORDS AND OTHER RELEVANT DATA WAS CONDUCTED; ANY NEW AND REPORTABLE INFORMATION THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM OUR INVESTIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
THE BELOW REPORT WAS RECEIVED BY HEALTH AUTHORITY (B)(6) (REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4)) ON 23-DEC-2022. THIS SPONTANEOUS CASE WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED BY A CONSUMER AND DESCRIBES THE OCCURRENCE OF BACK PAIN ("LUMBAR PAIN") IN A FEMALE PATIENT WHO HAD ESSURE INSERTED FOR FEMALE STERILISATION. ADDITIONAL NON-SERIOUS EVENTS ARE DETAILED BELOW. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY OR CONCURRENT CONDITIONS. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT HAD ESSURE INSERTED. ON (B)(6) 2012, 734 DAYS AFTER ESSURE INSERTION, SHE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN (SERIOUSNESS CRITERION INTERVENTION REQUIRED), FATIGUE ("MAJOR FATIGUE"), HERNIA ("HERNIA"), INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISORDER ("DISCOPATHY"), MIGRAINE ("MIGRAINES"), PERIARTHRITIS ("CAPSULITIS"), TENDONITIS ("TENDINITIS") AND DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION ("CONCENTRATION AND ATTENTION DIFFICULTY"). ESSURE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2022. AN UNKNOWN TIME LATER SHE EXPERIENCED ALLERGY TO METALS ("SEVERE NICKEL ALLERGY") AND DEPRESSION ("DEPRESSION"). THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH SURGERY (TUBES AND OVARIES REMOVED IN 2013, ESSURE REMOVAL BY HYSTERECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2022). AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, THE OUTCOMES FOR THESE EVENTS WERE UNKNOWN. NO CAUSALITY ASSESSMENT WAS RECEIVED FOR ESSURE WITH REGARD TO ALLERGY TO METALS, FATIGUE, BACK PAIN, HERNIA, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISORDER, MIGRAINE, PERIARTHRITIS, TENDONITIS, DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION OR DEPRESSION. THE REPORTER COMMENTED: IN (B)(6) 2022, THE DOCTOR REALIZED THAT I STILL HAD ESSURES EVEN THOUGH MY TUBES AND OVARIES WERE REMOVED IN 2013. SINCE THE REMOVAL OPERATION, GIANT URTICARIA. DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (NORMAL RANGES ARE PROVIDED IN PARENTHESIS IF AVAILABLE): BODY WEIGHT WAS REPORTED TO BE 70 KG. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A REVIEW OF OUR COMPLAINT RECORDS AND OTHER RELEVANT DATA WILL BE CONDUCTED; ANY NEW AND REPORTABLE INFORMATION THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM OUR INVESTIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740731 | ESSURE | TRANSCERVICAL CONTRACEPTIVE TUBAL OCCLUSION DEVICE | HHS | BAYER PHARMA AG | ESS305 | 10888853003051 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 YR | Female | Required Intervention |