FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK VESSICA PERC STABILIZATION KIT W/PROTEGEN

MDR report key: 275085 · Received April 26, 2000

Report

Report Number
6000043-2000-00011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2000
Date of Event
October 16, 1997
Report Date
April 26, 2000
Manufacturer
MICROVASIVE UROLOGY/A DIV OF BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Product Code
FHK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A PROTEGEN SLING PLACEMENT IN 1997, THE PT EXPERIENCED VAGINAL DISCHARGE, BLEEDING, PAIN, TENDERNESS AND DYSPAREUNIA. IT WAS REPORTED ON OR BEFORE 8/27/1997 ANOTHER PHYSICIAN BECAME AWARE OF PALPABLE AND/OR EXPOSED SUTURES IN THE AREA OF THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PROTEGEN SLING. ON OR ABOUT 10/13/1997 THE PT WAS EXAMINED BY ANOTHER UROLOGIST WHO NOTED EROSION OF THE SLING MATERIAL THROUGH THE VAGINAL WALL. IN 1997, THAT PT UNDERWENT CYSTOURETHROSCOPY WITH REMOVAL OF THE ERODING PROTEGEN SLING WAS NOT ADHERENT TO THE SURROUNDING TISSUE AT THE TIME OF REMOVAL; RETAINED SUTURES WERE NOTED IN THE PT'S BLADDER. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK VESSICA PERC STABILIZATION KIT W/PROTEGEN PERC STABILIZATION KIT FHK MICROVASIVE UROLOGY/A DIV OF BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. NA 663154

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Required Intervention