FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERMACOL 20X30 1.5MM

MDR report key: 3003923 · Received December 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
9617613-2008-00014
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 9, 2008
Date of Event
October 24, 2008
Report Date
December 1, 2008
Manufacturer
LEEDS, UK
Product Code
FTL
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE: VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: THE A PATIENT DEVELOPED FECULENT DISCHARGE FROM THE INCISION AFTER MULTIPLE VIOLENT COUGHING ATTACKS AT HOME. AFTER FOUR DAYS OF THIS DISCHARGE THE PATIENT CAME INTO THE OFFICE. UPON INSPECTION IN THE OPERATING ROOM THE SURGEON FOUND THAT THE BIOLOGIC IMPLANT HAD SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. UNDERLYING ADHERENT BOWEL HAD SPLIT AS WELL IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES. PATIENT HAS DEVELOPED ANOTHER FISTULA UNRELATED TO THE BIOLOGIC IMPLANT. THERE WAS A REPORTED BOWEL INJURY. THE BIOLOGIC IMPLANT WAS REMOVED AND THE BOWEL WAS REPAIRED WITH A VICRYL MESH IN THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERMACOL 20X30 1.5MM PORCINE DERMAL IMPLANT FTL LEEDS, UK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Hospitalization| R