TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2012-05887
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 3, 2012
- Report Date
- September 20, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K100485
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4): IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA, NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS AND VAGINAL SCARRING. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. (B)(4).
DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 8/1/2016. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH CYSTOURETHROSCOPY. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.
(B)(4).
(B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 AND BARD ADJUSTABLE SINGLE - INCISION SLING WAS USED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011 AND MESH WAS USED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | FTL | ETHICON, INC. | NA | 3534442 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR | Required Intervention |