FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MATRISTEM SURGICAL MATRIX PSMX

MDR report key: 2892196 · Received December 21, 2012

Report

Report Number
3005920706-2012-00014
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2012
Report Date
November 27, 2012
Manufacturer
ACELL INC.
Product Code
FTM
PMA / PMN Number
K041140
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ACELL HAS SPOKEN TO SURGEON AND REVIEWED RELEVANT MEDICAL RECORDS. BASED ON ITS REVIEW, ACELL IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CLINICAL OR PATHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE INDICATING ITS PRODUCT WAS RELATED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT. THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. DEVICE WAS USED IN AN OFF LABEL PROCEDURE. THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF THE DEVICE AS AN ADHESION BARRIER HAVE NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED AND THERE IS NO FDA APPROVAL FOR THIS APPLICATION. ACELL IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTINUING ITS COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH MATRISTEM SURGICAL MATRIX PSMX AS AN ADHESION BARRIER BETWEEN THE LIVER AND STOMACH DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC SLEEVE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2012. AT APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK POST-OP, THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT FLUID HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE ABDOMEN AND ACCORDING TO THE SALES REP, ¿THE LIVER STARTED TO CONTRACT¿. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN BACK TO SURGERY TO EVACUATE FLUID.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MATRISTEM SURGICAL MATRIX PSMX FTM, SURGICAL MESH FTM ACELL INC. SM2305-61

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR Hospitalization| R CRESTOR| LEXAPRO| BENICAR HCT| METFORMIN HC1| ZANTAC| ATENONOL