FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ULTRAPRO HERNIA SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2971568
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Received February 21, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-01398
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 21, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 31, 2012
- Report Date
- January 30, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033337
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
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.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2012 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED PAIN AND INFLAMMATION AT THE SITE OF THE RIGHT INCISION. HE WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CELLULITIS OF THE RIGHT INCISION. HE WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS, WOUND DRAINAGE THERAPY, MIRABILITE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE PATIENT HAS IMPROVED BUT IS STILL CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76728 | ULTRAPRO HERNIA SYSTEM | MESH, SURGICAL | FTL | ETHICON, INC. | NA | EH8JPCA0 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 YR | Hospitalization| R |