FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE

MDR report key: 2880263 · Received December 19, 2012

Report

Report Number
2210968-2012-08109
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 19, 2012
Report Date
December 1, 2012
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K052401
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANTATION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, INFECTION, RECURRENCE, BLEEDING AND URINARY PROBLEMS. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT URETHROLYSIS OF MIDURETERAL MESH DUE TO OBSTRUCTION AND RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS ON (B)(6) 2010. (B)(4) - UNDEFINED RECURRENCE; URINARY PROBLEMS; OBSTRUCTION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINARY INCONTINENCE, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, URINARY RETENTION AND MICROSCOPIC HEMATURIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DIED ON (B)(6) 2015.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND A SLING WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON INC NA 3101773

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention