FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACTICON NEOSPHINCTER

MDR report key: 1910181 · Received November 18, 2010

Report

Report Number
2183959-2010-00429
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 18, 2010
Report Date
November 12, 2010
Manufacturer
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
MIP
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS INFO IS SUFFICIENTLY INCLUDED IN OUR LABELING AND RISK DOCUMENTATION. UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE EVENT IS RELATED TO A DEVICE MALFUNCTION, DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. INFO FROM THE JOURNAL OF SURGERY; NO ADD'L INFO AVAILABLE. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. JOURNAL OF SURGERY (ONLINE VERSION ISSN 0718-4026), DOI 10.4067/S0718-40262009000400008, DR. OCARA MISAEL, GINO CASELLI, CASELLI BRUNO, CLAUDIO BENAVIDES, LAURA FLORES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SINCE IMPLANTATION OF ABS DEVICE, PT HAS HAD 2 EPISODES OF CONSTIPATION WITH AN EPISODE OF FECAL IMPACTION AT TWO YRS. THE JOURNAL ARTICLE INDICATED THAT A (B)(6), WOMAN, WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERE ANORECTAL TRAUMA WITH FECAL INCONTINENCE. PT INDICATED AN IMPROVEMENT IN FECAL INCONTINENCE WITH ABS IMPLANT. THE PT HAS HAD 2 EVENTS OF CONSTIPATION AND ONE EVENT OF FECAL IMPACTION AT 2 YRS. NO ADD'L INFO WAS PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACTICON NEOSPHINCTER ARTIFICIAL BOWEL SPHINCTER MIP AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. ABS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Disability