AVAULTA SUPPORT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2011-00101
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 11, 2011
- Report Date
- January 7, 2016
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K063712
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN THEREFORE NO REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD BE PERFORMED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES EACH DEVICE STATES IN THE SECTION LABELED "ADVERSE REACTIONS" THAT POTENTIAL ADVERSE REACTIONS ARE THOSE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICALLY IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING HEMATOMA, SEROMA, MUCOSAL OR VISCERAL EROSION, INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, SENSITIZATION, DYSPAREUNIA, SCARIFICATION, AND CONTRACTION, FISTULA FORMATION, EXTRUSION AND RECURRENCE OF VAGINAL WALL PROLAPSE. PERFORATIONS OR LACERATIONS OF VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER, BOWEL, RECTUM, OR ANY VISCERA MAY OCCUR DURING NEEDLE PASSAGE. THE PRODUCT IS RECOMMENDED TO ONLY BE USED BY PHYSICIANS WHO ARE TRAINED IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR PELVIC FLOOR RECONSTRUCTION AND THE IMPLANTATION OF NONABSORBABLE MESHES. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY THAT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE PRODUCT IMPLANTED, THE PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING, INCLUDING EXTREME PAIN AND EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUES, HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES, AND SHE SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVAULTA SUPPORT SYSTEM | FTL | C.R. BARD, INC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Female | Required Intervention | ALIGN TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM |