FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GYNEMESH PS

MDR report key: 2873416 · Received December 12, 2012

Report

Report Number
2873416
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 12, 2012
Date of Event
December 10, 2012
Report Date
December 12, 2012
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT HAD TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY, ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY, MIDURETHRAL SLING AND CYSTOSCOPY SURGERY 15 MONTHS AGO THAT WAS DONE FOR SYMPTOMATIC STAGE II UTEROVAGINAL PROLAPSE AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. PATIENT RECENTLY PRESENTS TO DOCTOR WITH DYSPAREUNIA AND 1 MONTH HISTORY OF VAGINAL DISCHARGE. PATIENT COMPLAINS OF ROUGH AREA ON VAGINAL WALL THAT IS PAINFUL DURING INTERCOURSE. PATIENT USING TOPICAL PREMARIN CREAM. PHYSICAL EXAM REVEALED TENDERNESS WITH A 1 CM VAGINAL APEX MESH EXPOSURE. PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR REMOVAL OF EXPOSED MESH.THE ENTIRE EXTENT OF THE POSTERIOR VAGINAL WALL MESH WAS REMOVED. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL WITH FOLLOWUP VISIT IN 12 DAYS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GYNEMESH PS MESH, SURGICAL, VAGINAL FTL ETHICON, INC. GPSL DGE088

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Hospitalization| R OTHER