FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PFR KIT ¿ UPHOLD LITE VAGINAL SUPPORT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2962426 · Received February 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2013-00908
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 14, 2013
Report Date
January 21, 2013
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K081048
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED PAST ITS EXPIRY DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN UPHOLD LITE VAGINAL SUPPORT SYSTEM DURING AN ANTERIOR REPAIR PROCEDURE AROUND THE BEGINNING OF (B)(6) 2013. THE PATIENT WAS KEPT IN THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT PER USUAL PROTOCOL. DURING THIS TIME, SHE HAD A SEVERE COUGHING EPISODE, WHICH CAUSED BOTH OF THE MESH LEGS TO PULL OUT OF THE SACROSPINOUS LIGAMENTS, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN IMPLANTED PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT'S PROLAPSE RETURNED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ENTIRE MESH DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED TWO WEEKS LATER. NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION IS PLANNED FOR THE PATIENT, WHO IS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND IS REPORTEDLY IN OKAY CONDITION. THE PHYSICIAN DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE COUGHING EPISODE WAS RELATED TO THE UPHOLD DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
65756 PFR KIT ¿ UPHOLD LITE VAGINAL SUPPORT SYSTEM MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH M0068317170

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention