FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 2945585 · Received February 6, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-00733
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 6, 2013
Report Date
January 14, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K013718
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2009 IN ORDER TO TREAT CENTRAL PELVIC COLLAPSE WITH CYSTOCELE AND RECTOCELE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A MESH REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2012. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

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. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-00734. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY AND CYSTOURETHROSCOPY DUE TO CENTRAL PELVIC PROLAPSE, GRADE 4 CYSTOCELE AND GRADE 2 RECTOCELE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO VAGINAL MESH EROSION AND POSTMENOPAUSAL BLEEDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS USED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL TISSUES, AND SHE HAS UNDERGONE ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
51261 PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTP ETHICON, INC. NA 3308669

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention