FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH - COMPOSIX KUGEL

MDR report key: 1944473 · Received December 28, 2010

Report

Report Number
1213643-2010-00575
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 28, 2010
Report Date
December 6, 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
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
NO INFORMATION

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNK WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED AND NO PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WERE PROVIDED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. THE INITIAL RPTR WAS CONTACTED AND HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFO AND HAS REQUESTED THAT HE NOT BE CONTACTED FURTHER. THEREFORE, NO F/U CAN BE MADE. WE, THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2010: THE PT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL TO INDICATING THAT HE HAD INGUINAL HERNIA TEN YRS PRIOR, AND STATES, "I HAD IT FIXED WITH YOUR PATCH." "I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE HERNIA AFTER SEVERE PAIN." THE PRODUCT APPEARS TO REMAIN IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THE PT ALLEGES A FAILED PATCH, HERNIA RECURRENCE, PAIN AND SUFFERING. THIS FILE IS ASSIGNED AS AN UNK COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH AS THE PT ALSO REFERENCES "A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT" IN HIS EMAIL.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Other