FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ESSURE

MDR report key: 2850538 · Received November 16, 2012

Report

Report Number
2951250-2012-00048
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 16, 2012
Date of Event
November 1, 2012
Report Date
January 19, 2017
Manufacturer
BAYER PHARMA AG
Product Code
HHS
PMA / PMN Number
P020014
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ESSURE PROCEDURE WAS DONE (B)(6) 2012. PT HAD SOME PAIN ON LEFT SIDE WHICH HAD SUBSIDED UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN PAIN SYMPTOMS RE-OCCURRED. AN ULTRASOUND DONE IN (B)(6) DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING. IN (B)(6), THE PT REQUESTED THAT BOTH ESSURE DEVICES BE REMOVED. HER ESSURE PHYSICIAN REMOVED BOTH DEVICES HYSTEROSCOPICALLY AND THEN DID A BILATERAL LAPAROSCOPIC TUBAL LIGATION. DURING SURGERY, PHYSICIAN FOUND THAT THE DEVICE ON LEFT SIDE HAD PERFORATED THE FALLOPIAN TUBE. HE ATTRIBUTED THE ESSURE DEVICE AS THE CAUSE OF HER PAIN. PT PAIN SYMPTOMS HAVE RESOLVED SINCE REMOVAL SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ESSURE INSERT, TUBAL OCCLUSION HHS BAYER PHARMA AG ESS305 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention