FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

POLYFORM SYNTHETIC MESH

MDR report key: 3021587 · Received March 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004859928-2013-00014
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 15, 2013
Date of Event
August 7, 2006
Report Date
March 7, 2013
Manufacturer
PROXY BIOMEDICAL LTD.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K051245
Removal / Correction Number
UNKNOWN N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION: DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. CONCLUSION: INCONCLUSIVE, INVESTIGATION ONGOING. THE DEVICE IS A SYNTHETIC DEVICE MADE FROM POLYPROPYLENE. INJURIES SUCH AS PAIN, MESH EROSION, INFECTION, INCONTINENCE, FISTULA FORMATION AND DYSPAREUNIA ARE DOCUMENTED RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLYFORM DEVICE - REFERENCE DESIGN FMEA AND POLYFORM PRODUCT INSERT (INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROXY BIOMEDICAL WAS NOTIFIED (B)(4) 2013 VIA EMAIL BY THE POLYFORM DISTRIBUTOR ((B)(4)) THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ON THE (B)(4) 2013 REGARDING A POLYFORM PRODUCT FROM A PATIENT'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE COMPLAINT STATES THAT AS A RESULT OF THE POLYFORM IMPLANT (DATE OF IMPLANTATION IS (B)(6) 2006), A PATIENT INJURY OCCURRED. THE PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED AS "(B)(6)." HER DATE OF BIRTH IS UNKNOWN; HER WEIGHT AND HEIGHT DETAILS ARE UNKNOWN. THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE IS THE (B)(6) USA. THE PHYSICIAN WHO TREATED THE PATIENT IS DR (B)(6). THE POLYFORM PART NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. NO OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCT OR THE PATIENT IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
110581 POLYFORM SYNTHETIC MESH FTL PROXY BIOMEDICAL LTD. 15X20CM OR 10X15CM UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other UNKNOWN N/A