FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE

MDR report key: 2992813 · Received March 7, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-02197
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 7, 2013
Report Date
February 15, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTN
PMA / PMN Number
K033568
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

\IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH CYSTOSCOPY DUE TO URETHRAL HYPERMOBILITY WITH STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009 FOR AN OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPY AND LYSIS OF ADHESIONS DUE TO PELVIC PAIN. AND ON (B)(6) 2009, SHE UNDERWENT LYSIS OF ADHESIONS AND VAGINAL RESECTION OF VAGINAL CUFF CORNER DUE TO PELVIC PAIN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011 AND MESH WAS USED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, MESH EROSION, INFECTION, BLEEDING, VAGINAL SCARRING/SHRINKAGE AND EXPOSURE/EXTRUSION/PROTRUSION, AND SHE 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
96846 TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTN ETHICON, INC. NA 3473759

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Required Intervention