ALIGH TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1018233-2013-00858
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 20, 2013
- Report Date
- October 31, 2016
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON)
- Product Code
- OTN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K070073
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED. THE LOT NUMBER IS UNK THEREFORE THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES ALL DEVICE CURRENTLY ADDRESSES POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MATERIALS. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATES IN THE ADVERSE EVENTS: "COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPER IMPLANTATION OF THE ALIGN TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POSTOPERATIVE HEMATOMA, SEROMA, ABSCESS OR FISTULA FORMATION, OR SCARRING WHICH MAY OCCUR FOLLOWING THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE. URINARY RETENTION, BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION AND OTHER VOIDING DYSFUNCTIONS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH OVER-CORRECTION/TOO MUCH TENSION PLACED ON THE IMPLANT. PERFORATIONS OR LACERATIONS OF VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER, BOWEL, URETHRA, OR ANY VISCERA, WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING THE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE. IRRITATION AT THE OPERATIVE WOUND SITE WHICH MAY ELICIT A FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE THAT LEADS TO WOUND DEHISCENCE, INFLAMMATION AND/OR INFECTION. EXTRUSION THROUGH VAGINAL EPITHELIUM OR EROSION INTO SURROUNDING VISCERA AND/OR MUCOSA. INFLAMMATION, SENSITIZATION, PAIN, DYSPAREUNIA, SCARIFICATION, CONTRACTION, DEVICE MIGRATION AND FAILURE OF THE PROCEDURE RESULTING IN RECURRENCE OF INCONTINENCE." (B)(4).
THE PT'S ATTORNEY ALLEGED A DEFICIENCY AGAINST THE DEVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET RECEIVED. ASSOCIATED MDR: 1018233-2013-00856, 00857, 00859.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114805 | ALIGH TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM | ALIGN TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-HOOK | OTN | C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON) | NA | UNK | |
| 114806 | ALIGH TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM | ALIGN TO URETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM-HOOK | OTN | C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON) | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 YR | Female | Required Intervention | ALIGN TO BIOURTHERAL SUPPORT SYSTEM| AVAULTA PLUS ANTERIOR BIOSYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM| AVAULTA PLUS POSTERIOR BIOSYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM| AVAULTA PLUS POSTERIOR BIOSYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM| AVAULTA PLUS ANTERIOR BIOSYNTHETIC SUPPORT SYSTEM| ALIGN TO BIOURTHERAL SUPPORT SYSTEM |