ALIGN TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2011-00114
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 1, 2011
- Report Date
- November 10, 2015
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K070073
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED FINDING NOTHING THAT COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE IFU STATES IN THE ADVERSE EVENTS SECTION: "COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPER IMPLANTATION OF THE DEVICE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POSTOPERATIVE HEMATOMA, WHICH MAY OCCUR FOLLOWING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE, TEMPORARY URINARY RETENTION, BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION, AND VOIDING DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH OVER-CORRECTION/TOO MUCH TENSION PLACED ON THE MESH SLING IMPLANT, PERFORATIONS OR LACERATIONS OF VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER OR ANY VISCERA, WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING INTRODUCER NEEDLE PASSAGE. TRANSITORY IRRITATION AT THE OPERATIVE WOUND SITE, WHICH MAY ELICIT A FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE THAT LEADS TO INFLAMMATION, INFECTION, OR EROSION OF THE IMPLANT." (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PT'S ATTORNEY THAT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE PRODUCT(S) IMPLANTED, THE PT HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING, HAS SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURY, AND PERMANENT AND SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL DEFORMITY, HAS UNDERGONE OR WILL UNDERGO CORRECTIVE SURGERY OR SURGERIES, HAS ENDURED IMPAIRED PHYSICAL RELATIONS WITH HER HUSBAND.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALIGN TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM | FTL | C.R. BARD, INC. | NA | CVRI0044 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Female | Required Intervention | AVAULTA PLUS ANTERIOR BIOSYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM| AVAULTA PLUS BIOSYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM-ANTERIOR |