FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH COMPOSIX KUGEL

MDR report key: 2801688 · Received October 12, 2012

Report

Report Number
1213643-2012-00691
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 12, 2012
Date of Event
May 23, 2006
Report Date
July 17, 2009
Manufacturer
DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K003323
Removal / Correction Number
Z-0760-06
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON THE INFO PROVIDED, IT IS UNK WHETHER THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE PT HAS CO-MORBIDITIES INCLUDING DIVERTICULOSIS, COLON POLYPS, PROSTATE CANCER AND CHEMOTHERAPY. A MANUFACTURING REVIEW WAS PERFORMED, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THE ALLEGED EVENT. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF DEFECTIVE MESH. ADDITIONALLY, IT APPEARS THE MESH REMAINS IMPLANTED AND NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. IF ANY ADDITIONAL INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON THE MEDICAL RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE PT'S ATTORNEY: (B)(6) 2004 - PT UNDERWENT REPAIR OF INCARCERATED LEFT VENTRAL HERNIA WITH IMPLANT OF A COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH. THE HERNIA SAC WAS OPENED AND INCARCERATED OMENTUM AND COLON WERE DISSECTED. IN TWO AREAS, THE COLON HAD TO BE TREATED LIKE A SLIDING HERNIA. THE ATTENUATED MUSCLES AND FASCIA WERE DEBRIDED. ON (B)(6) 2006 - PT UNDERWENT EXCISION OF A MESHOMA OF THE COMPOSIX KUGEL MESH. THE MESH AND A SMALL RIM OF FASCIA WERE EXCISED ON ALL SIDES. SOME MESH THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE FASCIA AND NOT INVOLVED WAS LEFT BEHIND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MESH COMPOSIX KUGEL FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA 43BOD254

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Required Intervention