FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROCEED* MULTI-LAYER LAMINATE MESH

MDR report key: 2060183 · Received April 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
2210968-2011-00434
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 15, 2011
Report Date
March 24, 2011
Manufacturer
ETHICON
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K060713
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). 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 PATIENT HAD A PRIMARY VENTRAL LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2010 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A RECURRENT VENTRAL HERNIA ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT HAD A SECOND SURGERY. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MESH, TACKS HAD PULLED AWAY FROM PERITONEAL WALL, LODGING THE MESH INTO THE HERNIA DEFECT. THE MESH WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE BOWEL. THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE MESH FROM THE BOWEL WITHOUT RESECTING THE BOWEL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROCEED* MULTI-LAYER LAMINATE MESH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PROTACK