FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MOTIFMESH SOFT TISSUE PATCH

MDR report key: 2801458 · Received October 19, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004859928-2012-00030
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 19, 2012
Date of Event
September 25, 2012
Report Date
October 16, 2012
Manufacturer
PROXY BIOMEDICAL LTD
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K052100
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL - DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL. THE DEVICE IS A SYNTHETIC DEVICE MADE FROM (B)(4). COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS INFECTION ARE A DOCUMENTED RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOTIFMESH DEVICE - REFERENCE DESIGN FMEA AND MOTIFMESH PRODUCT INSERT (INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROXY BIOMEDICAL WAS NOTIFIED (B)(4) 2012 VIA EMAIL BY THE MOTIFMESH DISTRIBUTOR IN THE US ((B)(4)) THAT THEY HAVE REC'D A COMPLAINT REGARDING A MOTIFMESH PRODUCT. THE PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED IN A PT TO REPAIR A VENTRAL HERNIA ON (B)(6) 2011. THE PT SUFFERED PAIN AND WAS TREATED WITH PAINKILLERS. THE PT DEVELOPED AN INFECTION WHICH WAS CONSIDERED BY THE SURGEON TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE MESH PLUG (MARLEX) THAT WAS IMPLANTED DURING A PREVIOUS SURGERY. THE PT DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS IN THE REGION OF THE MOTIFMESH WHICH WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS. THE MESH WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2012 AND THE HERNIA WAS REPAIRED WITH SUTURES TEMPORARILY UNTIL THE INFECTION SUBSIDED. THE PT IS IDENTIFIED AS '(B)(6)' AND SHE WAS (B)(6) AT THE TIME THE SURGERY TOOK PLACE. SHE HAS A BMI OF (B)(6). THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE IS (B)(6) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, (B)(6). THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED BY DR (B)(6). NO FURTHER INFO REGARDING THE PT IS AVAILABLE. THE MOTIFMESH LOT NUMBER HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MOTIFMESH SOFT TISSUE PATCH MESH SURGICAL, POLYMERIC (FTL) FTL PROXY BIOMEDICAL LTD UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Other