FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLENE SOFT POLYPROPYLENE MESH

MDR report key: 1980088 · Received January 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5019253
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 31, 2011
Date of Event
December 10, 2010
Report Date
January 31, 2011
Manufacturer
ETHICON
Product Code
FTL
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE STAFF WERE USING ETHICON'S PROLENE MESH AND DID NOT SEE THE SMALL EXP DATE ON THE OUTER PACKAGING. ADDITIONALLY, THE LIFT OFF STICKER THAT BECOMES PART OF THE PERMANENT MEDICAL RECORD - DID NOT EVEN CONTAIN AN EXP DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROLENE SOFT POLYPROPYLENE MESH IMPLANTABLE MESH FTL ETHICON 0G P919

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Hospitalization