FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH - COMPOSIX KUGEL

MDR report key: 1915051 · Received November 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1213643-2010-00507
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 30, 2010
Date of Event
December 26, 2006
Report Date
November 1, 2010
Manufacturer
DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K003323
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE HAVE CONTACTED THE INITIAL REPORTER TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING MEDICAL RECORDS. THE PATIENT'S HUSBAND PROVIDED TWO LOT NUMBERS LISTED FOR 0010201, BUT STATED THAT ONLY ONE OF THE LOTS WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH EITHER 43HND420 OR 43COD242. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED FOR BOTH LOTS AND ALL PAPERWORK APPEARED COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED EVENTS. CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE THREE MESH IMPLANTS/EXPLANTS IDENTIFIED IN THE EVENT DESCRIPTION. THE OTHER TWO ARE IDENTIFIED IN MEDWATCH 1213643-2010-00508 AND 12123643-2010-00509.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2006, PATIENT HAD INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH MESH A TOTAL OF 3 DAVOL/BARD MESH IMPLANTS. ON (B)(6) 2006, PATIENT PRESENTED TO ER WITH PAIN. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INFECTION AND A POSSIBLE BOWEL PERFORATION. ON (B)(6) 2006, PATIENT UNDERWENT UNKNOWN OPERATIVE PROCEDURE AND REPORTS REMOVAL OF MESH DUE TO MESH INFECTION, BOWEL PUNCTURE AND SEVERE INFLAMMATION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT ANTIBIOTIC AND TPN THERAPY VIA PICC LINE. ON (B)(6) 2010, PATIENT UNDERWENT ABDOMINAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH MESH (WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S MESH) TO REPAIR HERNIA RECURRENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MESH - COMPOSIX KUGEL FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA 43HND420

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Required Intervention