FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SEPRAMESH IP

MDR report key: 1864667 · Received October 4, 2010

Report

Report Number
1213643-2010-00428
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 4, 2010
Date of Event
January 16, 2008
Report Date
June 21, 2010
Manufacturer
DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K053066
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE HAVE CONTACTED THE INITIAL REPORTER TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REQUEST RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THIS MDR INCLUDES ALL PATIENT, EVENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION DAVOL HAS RECEIVED TO DATE. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AND WAS TREATED FOR AN INFECTION. THE INFECTION OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE (B)(6) 2008 PROCEDURE. THE WARNING SECTION OF THE IFU STATES "IF AN INFECTION DEVELOPS, TREAT THE INFECTION AGGRESSIVELY. THE PROSTHESIS MAY NOT HAVE TO BE REMOVED. AN UNRESOLVED INFECTION, HOWEVER, MAY REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THE PROSTHESIS." SEE MDR 1213643-2010-00425 FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2006. SEE MDR 1213643-2010-00426 FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2004.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PER INFORMATION EXTRACTED VIA MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW: ON (B)(6) 2004- INCISION HERNIA REPAIR WITH COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH. ON (B)(6) 2005- BULGING ON ABDOMINAL WALL; NO PALPABLE SIGN OF HERNIA, NO DISCOMFORT. ON (B)(6) 2005-RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIA. ON (B)(6) 2006-RECURRENT HERNIA REPAIR WITH COMPOSIX KUGEL. PREVIOUS MESH WAS INTACT. SUBSEQUENT OFFICE VISITS, NO INFECTION, PROBABLE SEROMA AROUND GRAFT. ON (B)(6) 2006-PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. AREA MEDIALLY WHERE MESH COULD BE FELT, MAY BE CALCIFIED OR BEEN DISPLACED. ON (B)(6) 2006-OFFICE VISIT. GRAFT APPEARED TO BE BUNCHED UP. ON (B)(6) 2007- REMOVAL OF ((B)(6) 2006) COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH & PLACEMENT OF PROCEED MESH. PATCH EASILY PALPABLE THROUGH ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL; CAUSED PAIN AT PLACE THAT HAD APPARENTLY KINKED. ON (B)(6) 2007-OFFICE VISIT NOTED RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIA. ON (B)(6) 2008- INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH SEPRAMESH IP IMPLANT TO REINFORCE COMPOSIX KUGEL IN LOWER MIDLINE. THE SEPRAMESH IP WAS TAILORED TO SIZE AT THE TIME OF THE IMPLANT AND WAS SEWN LATERALLY TO THE PREVIOUS COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH ALREADY IN PLACE. ON (B)(6) 2008- INCISION AND DRAINAGE, IRRIGATION, PLACEMENT OF JP DRAIN OVER HERNIA PATCH, INFECTED SEROMA AROUND PREVIOUSLY PLACED HERNIA PATCH. ON (B)(6) 2008- REMOVAL OF PROSTHETIC MESH, WOUND IRRIGATION, ALLODERM. CULTURE NEGATIVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SEPRAMESH IP FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA 07NPO055

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 77 YR Hospitalization| R