FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

T-LINE HERNIA MESH

MDR report key: 17740449 · Received September 13, 2023

Report

Report Number
3017492634-2023-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2023
Date of Event
June 25, 2023
Report Date
September 11, 2023
Manufacturer
DEEP BLUE MEDICAL ADVANCES, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K221556
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING RECORDS, COMPLAINT RECORDS, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SURGEON WERE CONDUCTED. IS WAS DETERMINED BY THE DOCTOR THROUGH CULTURING TO BE AN INFECTION AT THE SITE OF THE INCISION AND WAS NOT IMPLICATING THE PRODUCT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DR. (B)(6) AUTHORED A PAPER THAT WAS SENT TO (B)(6), CEO AND DR. (B)(6), CMO TO REVIEW THE DRAFT. IN THE PAPER THE AUTHOR MENTIONS TWO CASES WHERE AN INFECTION DEVELOPED, AND THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED ON (B)(6) 2023. DR. (B)(6) STATED THAT; IN OUR SERIES OF 40 PATIENTS, WE HAD 2 CASES OF INFECTION THAT REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE MESH. ONE PATIENT ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE MANAGEMENT OF HER DIABETES POST SURGICALLY. THE SECOND PATIENT HAD A PAST HISTORY OF HTN AND DEVELOPED MESH EXPOSURE ALONG HER INFRAUMBILICAL REGION AS A RESULT OF DEHISCENCE. BOTH PATIENTS WERE CULTURE POSITIVE FOR S. AUREUS, AND RESPONDED WELL TO WASH OUT, REMOVAL OF MESH AND ONE WEEK OF ORAL ANTIBIOTICS. BOTH WERE 100% SATISFIED WITH THEIR CLINICAL RESULTS AND DID NOT REQUEST REPLACEMENT OF THE MESH. PATIENTS DID REPORT A SIGNIFICANT FEELING OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL PRESSURE, BUT NONE SUFFERED FROM CLINICAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
85203 T-LINE HERNIA MESH HERNIA MESH FTL DEEP BLUE MEDICAL ADVANCES, INC. TL3007 A2112005

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Other