BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE

    MDR report key: 2772370 · Received October 4, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    2210968-2012-06052
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    October 4, 2012
    Report Date
    September 21, 2012
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON, INC.
    Product Code
    FTL
    PMA / PMN Number
    K052401
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MO, US
    Reporter Occupation
    ATTORNEY

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT MESH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2010 ALONG WITH CONCURRENT TRANS VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY AND RIGHT SALPINGO-OOPHER DUE TO PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSED, ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING, AND GENUINE URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE. FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA AND VAGINAL SCARRING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF POSTERIOR MESH ON (B)(6) 2011 DUE TO VAGINAL POSTERIOR MESH EROSION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2012-06054. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 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 3398186

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 40 YR Required Intervention