AVAULTA PLUS SYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2011-00002
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 21, 2011
- Report Date
- November 9, 2015
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K083839
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES EACH DEVICE STATES IN THE ADVERSE REACTIONS SECTION: "POTENTIAL ADVERSE REACTIONS ARE THOSE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICALLY IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING HEMATOMA, SEROMA, MUCOSAL OR VISCERAL EROSION, INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, SENSITIZATION, DYSPAREUNIA, SCARIFICATION AND CONTRACTION, FISTULA FORMATION, EXTRUSION AND RECURRENCE OF VAGINAL WALL PROLAPSE. PERFORATIONS OR LACERATIONS OF VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER, BOWEL, RECTUM, OR ANY VISCERA MAY OCCUR DURING NEEDLE PASSAGE." THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATES UNDER PRECAUTIONS: "THE MESH SHOULD ONLY BE USED BY PHYSICIANS WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR PELVIC FLOOR RECONSTRUCTION AND THE IMPLANTATION OF NONABSORBABLE MESHES." (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY THAT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE PRODUCT IMPLANTED IN HER, THE PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING, HAS SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURY, AND PERMANENT AND SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL DEFORMITY, HAS UNDERGONE OR WILL UNDERGO CORRECTIVE SURGERY OR SURGERIES, AND HAS ENDURED IMPAIRED PHYSICAL RELATIONS WITH HER HUSBAND.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVAULTA PLUS SYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM | FTL | C.R. BARD, INC. | NA | CVRH0021 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Female | Required Intervention | AVAULTA PLUS POSTERIOR SYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM |