FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MERSILENE POLYESTER FIBER MESH

MDR report key: 2912996 · Received January 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-00258
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 14, 2013
Report Date
December 18, 2012
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K851086
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION FOR A RECTOCELE, PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE, AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, FISTULAE, RECURRENCE, BLEEDING, NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS AND VAGINAL SCARRING. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(4) 2008 CONCURRENTLY WITH AN ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY, RECTOCELE REPAIR, AND SIGMOID COLON RESECTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS USED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT 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
21391 MERSILENE POLYESTER FIBER MESH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Required Intervention