FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROCEED MULTI-LAYER LAMINATE MESH

MDR report key: 1910229 · Received November 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2210968-2010-01544
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 22, 2010
Report Date
October 21, 2010
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K060713
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) - ADHESIONS. CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFO BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT UNDERWENT A VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE ON AN UNK DATE AND MESH WAS PLACED. AT A LATER DATE, THE SURGEON NOTED DENSE ADHESIONS AND THAT THE BOWEL WAS STUCK TO THE MESH. THIS FINDING WAS MADE UPON LAPAROSCOPIC EXAMINATION DURING A SUBSEQUENT AND UNRELATED BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR. THIS FINDING PROMPTED THE SURGEON TO PERFORM AN OPEN REPAIR OF THE INGUINAL HERNIAS INSTEAD OF A LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROCEED MULTI-LAYER LAMINATE MESH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention