FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH-COMPOSIX KUGEL

MDR report key: 2032322 · Received March 22, 2011

Report

Report Number
1213643-2011-00094
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 22, 2011
Report Date
February 28, 2011
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
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE HAVE CONTACTED THE INITIAL REPORTER TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REQUEST RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THIS MDR INCLUDES ALL PT, EVENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION DAVOL HAS REC'D TO DATE. IT IS UNK WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT BASED ON THE INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. FURTHERMORE, NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED NOR HAS A SPECIFIC PRODUCT PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SEE MDR 1213643-2011-00095 FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BARD COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2008.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ATTORNEY REPORTED: ON (B)(6) 2007: THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A BARD COMPOSIX KUGEL HERNIA PATCH DURING A HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY. ON (B)(6) 2008: THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A BARD COMPOSIX KUGEL HERNIA PATCH DURING A HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY. THE PT HAS SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRODUCT. AFTER HOSPITALIZATION RECOVERY, THE PT WAS DISCHARGED TO HER HOME FOR FURTHER RECOVERY. THE PT HAS SUFFERED AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER PHYSICAL PAIN. THE COMPOSIX KUGEL PATCH USED IN THE PT'S HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY FAILED, RESULTING IN PT SUFFERING PAIN AND HARM. (THE PT WAS SERIOUSLY AND PERMANENTLY INJURED).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MESH-COMPOSIX KUGEL FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA 43FQD149

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention