FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH - COMPOSIX KUGEL

MDR report key: 1973875 · Received January 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
1213643-2011-00022
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 19, 2011
Report Date
December 30, 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
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE HAVE CONTACTED THE INITIAL RPTR TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFO AND TO REQUEST RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVAL. THIS MDR INCLUDES ALL PT, EVENT AND DEVICE INFO DAVOL HAS RECEIVED TO DATE. CURRENTLY, IT IS UNK WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ATTORNEY REPORTED: ON (B)(6) 2004: PT HAD A COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH IMPLANTED TO REPAIR A HERNIA DEFECT. AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE INJURIES ASSOCIATES WITH THE DEFECTIVE NATURE OF THIS PRODUCT, THE PT'S KUGEL PATCH WAS REMOVED. PT HAS SUFFERED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER PHYSICAL PAIN AND MENTAL ANGUISH.

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 Required Intervention