PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-01471
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 20, 2013
- Report Date
- February 1, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON INC
- Product Code
- OTP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K013718
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
(B)(4). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT BLADDER, RECTAL, AND VAGINAL PROLAPSE, A GRADE 3 ENTEROCELE, A GRADE 2 RECTOCELE, A GRADE 2 CYSTOCELE AND A GRADE 1 VAGINAL PROLAPSE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE CONCURRENT PROCEDURES OF AN ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR REPAIR, MESH INSERTION X 2, AND ENTEROCELE REPAIR DURING MESH IMPLANTATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY PROBLEMS AND DYSPAREUNIA. (B)(4). THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-15064. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.
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IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009 AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES. THE PATIENT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73036 | PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | OTP | ETHICON INC | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Required Intervention |