PELVILACE TO BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2012-02209
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 28, 2012
- Report Date
- December 3, 2012
- Manufacturer
- TISSUE SCIENCE LABORATORIES
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042949
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED. THE LOT NUMBER IS UNK; THEREFORE, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES ALL DEVICES CURRENTLY ADDRESSES POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MATERIALS. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATES IN THE ADVERSE EVENTS: "COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPER IMPLANTATION OF THE PELVILACE TRANSOBTURATOR. BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POSTOPERATIVE HEMATOMA, SEROMA, ABSCESS OR FISTULA FORMATION, OR SCARRING WHICH MAY OCCUR FOLLOWING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE. URINARY RETENTION, BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION AND OTHER VOIDING DYSFUNCTIONS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH OVER-CORRECTION OR TOO MUCH TENSION PLACED ON THE IMPLANT. PERFORATIONS OR LACERATIONS OF VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER, BOWEL, URETHRA, OR ANY VISCERA, WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE. IRRITATION AT THE OPERATIVE WOUND SITE WHICH MAY ELICIT A FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE THAT LEADS TO WOUND DEHISCENCE, INFLAMMATION AND/OR INFECTION. EXTRUSION THROUGH VAGINAL EPITHELIUM OR EROSION INTO SURROUNDING VISCERA AND/OR ORGANS OR STRUCTURES. INFLAMMATION, SENSITIZATION, REJECTION OF BIOLOGIC MATERIALS, PAIN, DYSPAREUNIA, SCARIFICATION, CONTRACTION, DEVICE MIGRATION AND FAILURE OF THE PROCEDURE RESULTING IN RECURRENCE OF INCONTINENCE." (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PT'S ATTORNEY THAT AS A RESULT OF HAVING THE PRODUCT IMPLANTED, THE PT HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN, SUFFERING, DISABILITY AND IMPAIRMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELVILACE TO BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM | FTL | TISSUE SCIENCE LABORATORIES | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |