TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2012-08143
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 17, 2012
- Report Date
- November 26, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033568
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4): THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION CONCURRENTLY WITH HYSTERECTOMY AND BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY DUE TO STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND BLADDER PROLAPSE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING IMPLANT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, FISTULAE, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA, NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS AND VAGINAL SCARRING. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. (B)(4).
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINARY FREQUENCY, URGE INCONTINENCE, AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINARY URGENCY, NOCTURIA AND PELVIC PROLAPSE.
(B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINARY FREQUENCY, URGE INCONTINENCE, AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2006 AND AN OBTURATOR SLING WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES, AND SHE HAS UNDERGONE ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | FTL | ETHICON, INC. | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 YR | Required Intervention |