ALTIS SINGLE INCISION SLING SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2125050-2024-02005
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 3, 2024
- Date of Event
- November 18, 2024
- Report Date
- February 25, 2025
- Manufacturer
- COLOPLAST A/S
- Product Code
- PAH
- UDI-DI
- 05701780274807
- PMA / PMN Number
- K121562
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NL
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE LOT NUMBER WAS REVIEWED FOR COMPLAINT TREND, NONCONFORMING REPORT, AND CAPA. NO NCS WERE IDENTIFIED IN VEEVA. THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IDENTIFIED AGAINST THIS LOT: HOWEVER, WITH VARIOUS FAILURE MODES. THEREFORE, THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A TREND. A PREVENTATIVE CAPA (CAPA-000303) HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY OPENED FOR THE ALTIS PRODUCT LINE TO INVESTIGATE INCREASED RATES OF MESH TO SUTURE OR ANCHOR TO SUTURE BOND FAILURES WHICH IS BEING REPORTED IN THIS COMPLAINT. DEVICES MET SPECIFICATION PRIOR TO RELEASE.
AN ALTIS MESH AND DYNAMIC SUTURE WERE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. EXAMINATION OF THE MESH REVEALED THAT THE STATIC ANCHOR AND SUTURE WERE DETACHED AND NOT RETURNED. EXAMINATION OF THE STATIC END OF THE MESH REVEALED THE MESH TO HAVE CURLED WITH MONOFILAMENT EXTRUDING, INDICATING THE MESH MAY HAVE BEEN PULLED, MOST LIKELY DURING REMOVAL. EXAMINATION OF THE DYNAMIC SIDE OF THE MESH REVEALED THE DYNAMIC SUTURE WAS DETACHED. EXAMINATION OF THE DETACHED DYNAMIC SUTURE & ANCHOR REVEALED THAT THE DYNAMIC ANCHOR AND TENSIONER WERE NEAR THE DYNAMIC SUTURE CLOSE TO THE MESH. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE DYNAMIC ANCHOR REVEALED THE TINES TO BE BENT OUTWARD WITH TISSUE NOTED IN THE ANCHOR. BLOOD RESIDUE WAS NOTED ON THE MESH AND DYNAMIC ANCHOR. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, AND EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, A DETACHMENT OF THE DYNAMIC SUTURE FROM THE MESH OCCURRED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DYNAMIC ANCHOR AND TENSIONER WERE NEAR THE MESH WHEN RECEIVED. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT DURING THE TENSIONING PROCESS THE DYNAMIC ANCHOR SHOULD BE NEARER THE MESH AREA THAN THE SUTURE LOOP AREA. THEREFORE, QUALITY CONCLUDED THAT THE DYNAMIC ANCHOR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE CORRECT LOCATION DURING IMPLANT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ANCHOR COMING OUT OF THE TISSUE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD BY THE CONTRACT MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEVICES FROM THIS LOT MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO RELEASE. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY DATABASE, NONCONFORMANCES AND CAPAS REVEALED NO TRENDS FOR THIS LOT.
ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE STRAP OF THE DEVICE IS TORN. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE STRAP OF THE DEVICE IS TORN. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1543406 | ALTIS SINGLE INCISION SLING SYSTEM | FEMALE STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE SURGICAL MESH-SLING, SYNTHETIC POLYMER | PAH | COLOPLAST A/S | 9303735_5196504022 | 05701780274807 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |