FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 2920948 · Received January 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-00380
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 17, 2013
Report Date
December 24, 2012
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K013718
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, 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

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND RECTOCELE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A CONCURRENT PROCEDURE OF A CYSTOSCOPY, TENSION-FREE VAGINAL TAPE OBTURATOR APPROACH AND MESH POSTERIOR REPAIR PERFORMED DURING MESH IMPLANTATION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND A RECTOCELE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO A CYSTOCELE AND AN URETHROCELE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH TRIMMING AND MESH REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2012. (B)(4) - CYSTOCELE; URETHROCELE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013- 06591. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, ORGAN PERFORATION, BLEEDING, DYSPAREUNIA AND NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS. (B)(4) - URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EROSION, FORMATION OF SCAR TISSUE, ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND NEUROLOGIC COMPROMISE TO HER STRUCTURES AND TISSUES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
27186 PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention