FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRAPRO MESH

MDR report key: 2221925 · Received August 24, 2011

Report

Report Number
2210968-2011-01167
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 24, 2011
Report Date
August 3, 2011
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K033337
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE SENT TO THE FDA: (B)(4) 2011.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 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS USED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN EVENTRATION ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. UPON REOPERATION IN (B)(6) 2009, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MESH WAS TORN AND THE SURGEON REMOVED THE MESH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTRAPRO MESH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON INC NA ZM8CJJS0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1