FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VESICA PERC STABILIZATION KIT W. PROTEGEN SLING

MDR report key: 261083 · Received February 7, 2000

Report

Report Number
6000043-2000-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 7, 2000
Date of Event
December 15, 1998
Report Date
February 7, 2000
Manufacturer
MICROVASIVE UROLOGY A DIVISION OF BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Product Code
FTL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT SIX WEEKS AFTER PLACEMENT OF A PROTEGEN SLING THE PT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN. EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE SLING HAB BROKE THROUGH THE VAGINAL WALL. THE SLING WAS REMOVED IN 98. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE PT DIDN'T FEEL WELL AND THE PHYSICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE PERMANENT SUTURES HAD ALSO PENETRATED THE VAGINAL WALL. A SECOND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED IN 1999 TO REMOVE THE SUTURES. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VESICA PERC STABILIZATION KIT W. PROTEGEN SLING PERC STABILIZATION KIT FTL MICROVASIVE UROLOGY A DIVISION OF BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention