MESH - COMPOSIX
Report
- Report Number
- 1213643-2011-00013
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- January 19, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 18, 2004
- Report Date
- January 4, 2011
- Manufacturer
- DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K971745
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE MEDICAL RECORDS PROVIDED INDICATE PT HAD A HISTORY OF AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT, MORBID OBESITY & UNCONTROLLED DIABETES MELLITUS. SIX MONTHS POST IMPLANT, PT HAD AN ABDOMINAL DIABETIC ULCER WITH SKIN NECROSIS. THE OPERATIVE REPORT NOTES THE PT "IS AN EXTREMELY POOR RISK.. AND MOST LIKELY SHE WILL HAVE FURTHER BREAKDOWNS AND PROBLEMS UNLESS SHE LOSES WEIGHT SIGNIFICANTLY". SEVERAL DAYS LATER, PT PRESENTED WITH CRITICAL BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS & CARDIAC ENZYMES SUGGESTING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. LABORATORY TEST RESULTS PROVIDED INDICATE SYSTEMIC HEALTH ISSUES: SEPSIS DUE TO (B)(6), INFECTION, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURES RELATED TO BACTERIAL INFECTION, ELEVATED BLEEDING TIMES & CHEST X-RAY INDICATING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. THE MEDICAL RECORDS PROVIDED INDICATE PT'S COMORBIDITIES COMPROMISED HER SURGICAL OUTCOME. A DHR REVIEW HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. ALL PAPERWORK APPEARED COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. NO MFG ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED. ADD'L INFO INCLUDING DEATH CERTIFICATE/AUTOPSY REPORT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. SEE MDR 1213643-2010-00436 FOR INFO RELATED TO THE OTHER COMPOSIX MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2003.
INFO FROM MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW: (B)(6) 2003 - REPAIR OF LARGE VENTRAL HERNIA W/BARD COMPOSIX MESH X 2 AND ABDOMINOPLASTY W/BOTH RECTUS SHEATHS WIDELY SEPARATED. THE TWO BARD COMPOSIX MESH ES WERE SUTURED TOGETHER BUTTRESSING THE ABDOMINAL WALL FROM RIB CAGE TO UMBILICUS. A REMAINING HERNIA WAS LEFT BENEATH THE UMBILICUS TO BE REPAIRED AT A LATER DATE. TWO LARGE SUCTION HEMOVAC OF JACKSON PRATT TYPE WERE PLACED ON RIGHT AND LEFT. ON (B)(6) 2004 - EXCISIONAL REMOVAL OF DIABETIC ULCER AT THE ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE VENTRAL HERNIA. ON (B)(6) 2004 - PT PRESENTED TO ER W/ABDOMINAL PAIN AND SUDDEN ONSET OF WEAKNESS AND DIAPHORESIS. HYPOTENSIVE. WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FURTHER CARE. ON (B)(6) 2004 - PT EXPIRED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MESH - COMPOSIX | FTL | DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. | NA | 43CND311 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 YR | Death| H |