FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PERMACOL 20X30 1.5MM
MDR report key: 3003923
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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 |