TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-01764
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 27, 2013
- Report Date
- December 12, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, RECURRENCE AND DYSPAREUNIA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT PARTIAL EXCISION ON (B)(6) 2007. (B)(4).
(B)(4).
(B)(4): NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND BLADDER NECK HYPERMOBILITY. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH EXCISION ON (B)(6) 2007.
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED VAGINAL ITCHING, ATROPHIC VAGINITIS, AND INCONTINENCE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2001 AND A SLING WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84032 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | FTL | ETHICON, INC. | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR | Female | Required Intervention | NI. |