TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-02758
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 26, 2013
- Report Date
- March 6, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- OTN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033568
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT MESH WAS IMPLANTED ALONG WITH CONCURRENT RESTORELLE, AK BY COLOPLAST DUE TO PELVIC PAIN, MENOMETRORRHAGIA, STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND GENITAL PROLAPSED. FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA, BLEEDING, EXTRUSION AND HAD TO WEAR PADS FOR LEAKAGE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2012 PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REMOVAL DUE TO VAGINAL MESH EXPOSURE, URGE INCONTINENCE, DYSPAREUNIA.
CONCURRENT PROCEDURES: LAVH, BSO, ANTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY WITH MESH, AND PERINEORRHAPHY.
(B)(4). CONCLUSION: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124481 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | OTN | ETHICON, INC. | NA | 3389788 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Required Intervention |