FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PELVISOFT ACELLULAR COLLAGEN BIOMESH

MDR report key: 1920139 · Received December 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1018233-2010-00136
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 8, 2010
Report Date
November 9, 2010
Manufacturer
C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTM
PMA / PMN Number
K031332
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LOT NUMBER IS UNK; THEREFORE, NO REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD BE PERFORMED. THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES EACH DEVICE STATES "USE OF THE MESH IS CONTRAINDICATED FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: PREGNANCY, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY, AND/OR INFECTION IN THE OPERATIVE FIELD". IN THE PRECAUTIONS SECTION, IT STATES "THE MESH IS FOR SINGLE-PT USE ONLY AND IS TO BE IMPLANTED SURGICALLY. IF EITHER THE OUTER POLYESTER/POLYETHYLENE POUCH OR THE INNER FOIL POUCH HAS BEEN PERFORATED OR TORN IN SHIPMENT OR STORAGE, THEN THE ENCLOSED MESH SHOULD NOT BE USED. THE MESH SHOULD BE HYDRATED OR MOIST WHEN THE PACKAGE IS OPENED. DEHYDRATED OR DRY TISSUE SHOULD NOT BE IMPLANTED". (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY THAT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE MESH IMPLANTED, THE PT HAS EXPERIENCED SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES INCLUDING EXTREME PAIN, INFECTION OF HER BODILY TISSUES, DYSPAREUNIA, SIGNIFICANT MENTAL PAIN AND SUFFERING, HAS SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, AND HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PELVISOFT ACELLULAR COLLAGEN BIOMESH FTM C.R. BARD, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention