AJUST ADJUSTABLE SINGLE INCISIONS SLING
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2012-01700
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 6, 2012
- Report Date
- October 10, 2012
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON)
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092607
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE FINISHED PRODUCT MET ALL SPECS PRIOR TO BEING RELEASED FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES ALL DEVICES CURRENTLY ADDRESSES POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MATERIALS. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATES IN THE ADVERSE EVENTS: "COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPER IMPLANTATION OF THE AJUST SLING SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POSTOPERATIVE HEMATOMA, ABSCESS OR FISTULA FORMATION WHICH MAY OCCUR FOLLOWING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE. TEMPORARY URINARY RETENTION, BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION, AND VOIDING DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH OVER-CORRECTION/TOO MUCH TENSION PLACED ON THE MESH SLING IMPLANT. PERFORATION OR LACERATION OF VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER, URETHRA, OR ANY VISCERA, WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING INTRODUCER PASSAGE. IRRITATION AT THE OPERATIVE WOUND SITE, WHICH MAY ELICIT A FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE THAT LEADS TO INFLAMMATION, INFECTION, OR EXTRUSION/EROSION AT THE IMPLANT. KNOWN RISKS OF ALL SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INCONTINENCE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE PAIN, DEVICE MIGRATION, AND FAILURE OF THE PROCEDURE RESULTING IN RECURRENT OF INCONTINENCE." (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PT'S ATTORNEY THAT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE PRODUCT IMPLANTED, THE PT HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN, DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJUST ADJUSTABLE SINGLE INCISIONS SLING | FTL | C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON) | NA | CVSJX056R |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |