GYNECARE UNKNOWN PRODUCT
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2024-10484
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 2, 2024
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2022
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON INC.
- Product Code
- OTO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K013718
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TW
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON INC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. TO DATE NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. DOES THE SURGEON BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THE ETHICON PRODUCTS INVOLVED CAUSED AND/OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE? WHICH SPECIFIC ETHICON PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN USED DURING THE PROCEDURES (PRODUCT CODE, LOT NUMBER)? DOES THE SURGEON BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY DEFICIENCY WITH ANY OF THE ETHICON PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROCEDURE? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. WERE THE CASES DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO ETHICON? IF YES, PLEASE PROVIDE A COMPLAINT REFERENCE NUMBER. PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS? D4: UDI: AS THE CATALOG/MODEL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE (01)GTIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS RELATED TO A JOURNAL ARTICLE; THEREFORE, NO PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND THE BATCH HISTORY RECORDS CANNOT BE REVIEWED AS THE LOT NUMBER HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED. H6 COMPONENT CODE: G07002 ¿ DEVICE NOT RETURNED. CITATION: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1038/S41598-022-11039-5.
TITLE: ANALYZING THE LEARNING CURVE OF VAGINAL PELVIC RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY WITH AND WITHOUT MESH BY THE CUMULATIVE SUMMATION TEST (CUSUM). WOMEN WHO UNDERWENT VAGINAL PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WITH OR WITHOUT MESH CONSECUTIVELY BETWEEN 2004 AND 2018 WERE RETROSPECTIVELY ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE LEARNING CURVE IN VAGINAL PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. THE STUDY IS BASED ON TWO INDIVIDUAL SURGEONS WHO PERFORMED VAGINAL PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WITH OR WITHOUT MESH. TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR WOMEN WITH STAGE III OR IV PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE UNDERWENT VAGINAL PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY BY SURGEONS A OR B. A POLYPROPYLENE MESH (GYNEMESH PS NONABSORBABLE PROLENE MESH, ETHICON, US) AND A POLYPROPYLENE MESH (GYNEMESH PS NONABSORBABLE PROLENE MESH, TRIMMED TO A CENTRAL DIAMOND SHAPE WITH TWO SETS OF PAIRED ARMS. APPROPRIATE SKIN HOLES WERE CREATED OUTSIDE THE OBTURATOR FORAMEN ON EACH SIDE WAS THEN TRIMMED TO A CENTRAL DIAMOND SHAPE WITH TWO SETS OF PAIRED ARMS. APPROPRIATE SKIN HOLES WERE CREATED OUTSIDE THE OBTURATOR FORAMEN ON EACH SIDE. THE REPORTED COMPLICATIONS INCLUDED: (N=6) HIGH POSTVOID RESIDUAL URINE, TREATMENT: NOT MENTIONED. (N=1) URINARY TRACT INFECTION, TREATMENT: NOT MENTIONED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34780 | GYNECARE UNKNOWN PRODUCT | MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC | OTO | ETHICON INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |