BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    GYNECARE MESH UNKNOWN

    MDR report key: 16878335 · Received May 5, 2023

    Report

    Report Number
    2210968-2023-03348
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    May 5, 2023
    Date of Event
    January 1, 2020
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON INC.
    Product Code
    FTM
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    UK
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. TO DATE NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. PLEASE PROVIDE THE PATIENT'S DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INCLUDING AGE, GENDER, WEIGHT, BMI AT THE TIME OF INDEX PROCEDURE WERE ANY CONCOMITANT PROCEDURES PERFORMED? WHAT SYMPTOMS DID THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE FOLLOWING THE INDEX SURGICAL PROCEDURE? ONSET DATE? OTHER RELEVANT PATIENT HISTORY/CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS? WHAT WAS THE INITIAL APPROACH FOR THE INDEX SURGICAL PROCEDURE? WERE ANY CONCURRENT DEVICES IMPLANTED? WERE THERE ANY INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS? WHEN WAS THE RECURRENT PROLAPSE FIRST NOTED BY A PHYSICIAN? WHEN WAS THE MESH EXPOSURE FIRST NOTED BY A PHYSICIAN? PLEASE PROVIDE THE MESH EXPOSURE SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSTIC CONFIRMATION. DESCRIBE ANY MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION INCLUDING DATES AND FINDINGS. WERE ANY DEFICIENCIES OR ANOMALIES NOTED WITH MESH DEVICE? WHAT IS THE PHYSICIAN¿S OPINION AS TO THE ETIOLOGY OF OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS EVENT? WHAT IS THE PATIENT'S CURRENT STATUS? PRODUCT NAME, PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER? TO DATE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED. IF THE DEVICE OR FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. H6 COMPONENT CODE: G07002 ¿ DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RECURRENT PROLAPSE AND MESH EROSION/EXPOSURE IN THE VAGINA LEADING TO PAIN. THE MESH WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2022. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    2195077 GYNECARE MESH UNKNOWN MESH, SURGICAL FTM ETHICON INC.

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Female Other