FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHYSIOMESH

MDR report key: 2032710 · Received March 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
2210968-2011-00284
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 17, 2011
Report Date
February 15, 2011
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K093932
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) (HERNIA RECURRED). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT UNDERWENT A LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR IN (B)(6) 2010 AND MESH WAS USED. THERE WAS A RECURRENCE OF THE HERNIA DEFECT THAT WAS CONFIRMED SYMPTOMATICALLY AND CLINICALLY CONFIRMED BY CAT SCAN. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PT HAD A SECOND SURGERY TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AND THE SURGEON NOTED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ADHESIONS AND THE MESH WAS NOT WELL INCORPORATED INTO THE ABDOMINAL WALL. THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED 90% OF THE ORIGINAL MESH AND REPAIRED THE HERNIA WITH ANOTHER MESH. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHYSIOMESH MESH, SURGICAL FTL ETHICON, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention