FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT +M PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 2972504 · Received February 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-01499
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 21, 2013
Report Date
January 31, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K071512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-01498. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE AND VAGINAL PROLAPSE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2012.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT WEAKENED PUBOVAGINAL AND RECTOVAGINAL FASCIA. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE CONCURRENT PROCEDURES OF INSERTION OF BIOLOGICAL GRAFT, CYSTOSCOPY, AND VAGINAL EXTRAPERITONEAL COLPOPEXY DURING MESH IMPLANTATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/REMOVAL (EXCISION OF VAGINAL FOREIGN BODY WITH REMOVAL OF PERMANENT SUTURE AND FEW FIBERS OF MESH GRAFT AND DIAGNOSTIC CYSTOSCOPY) ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO VAGINAL BLEEDING WITH EXPOSED VAGINAL FOREIGN BODY AND URINARY FREQUENCY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
75959 PROLIFT +M PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTP ETHICON, INC. NA 3398198

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention