FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ESSURE

MDR report key: 1990722 · Received February 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
2951250-2011-00007
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2011
Date of Event
November 29, 2010
Report Date
January 19, 2017
Manufacturer
BAYER PHARMA AG
Product Code
HHS
PMA / PMN Number
P020014
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATA CORRECTION FOR US REPORTING: THE CODE KNH WAS REPLACED WITH HHS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2010 REPORT, THAT PT HAS 2 INSERTS IN 1 TUBE; NO DETACHMENT DIFFICULTY. PT IS NOW COMPLAINING OF PAIN ON THAT SIDE. PHYSICIAN WILL PERFORM A SALPINGECTOMY AND REMOVE DEVICES ON THAT SIDE (SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2010); PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTES PAIN TO THE DEVICES; ULTRASOUND PERFORMED AND APPEARS 1 DEVICE ON THAT SIDE IS FOLDED ON ITSELF. FOLLOW UP CONFIRMED THAT SALPINGECTOMY WAS PERFORMED ON RIGHT SIDE AND LIGATION OF LEFT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2010. NO MICRO-INSERTS REMOVED. PAIN CONTINUED AND X-RAY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010. TWO MICRO-INSERTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE UTERINE AREA, SO SHE WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2010; HYSTERECTOMY PERFORMED AND LEFT FALLOPIAN TUBE WAS REMOVED; ALSO REMOVED 3 MICRO-INSERTS: 1 IN THE TUBAL MYOMETRIAL JUNCTION AND 2 MORE IN THE UTERUS. PHYSICIAN BELIEVES THAT THE ESSURE DEVICES MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO PT'S PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ESSURE INSERT, TUBAL OCCLUSION HHS BAYER PHARMA AG ESS305 709952

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention