TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2012-06040
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 4, 2012
- Report Date
- September 20, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- PAH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K052401
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 09/22/2015. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2007 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF VAGINAL GRAFT BY THE VAGINAL ROUTE ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO EROSION OF VAGINAL GRAFT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
(B)(4): IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, CYSTOCELE, RECTOCELE, AND ANAL SPHINCTER AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED.IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.
(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 2210968-2012-06041. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.
IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2007 AND MESH WAS CONCURRENTLY WITH ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR REPAIR AND SPHINCTEROPLASTY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INSERTION OF PERIPHERAL NEUROSTIMULATOR PULSE GENERATOR AND ELECTRONIC ANALYSIS OF IMPLANTED NEUROSTIMULATOR PULSE GENERATOR SYSTEM WITH INTRAOPERATIVE SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMMING ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO URINARY URGENCY AND SUI. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. (B)(4).
DATE SENT TO FDA: 06/06/2016.
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED VAGINAL BLEEDING AND DYSPAREUNIA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINARY RETENTION.
DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 02/16/2017.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2007 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.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED VAGINAL BLEEDING AND DYSPAREUNIA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINARY RETENTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | PAH | ETHICON, INC. | NA | 2978403 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Required Intervention |