FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
UNK VESSICA PERC STABILIZATION KIT W/PROTEGEN
MDR report key: 275085
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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 |