BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE

    MDR report key: 3040192 · Received April 8, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    2210968-2013-03553
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    April 8, 2013
    Report Date
    March 19, 2013
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON, INC.
    Product Code
    PAH
    PMA / PMN Number
    K052401
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    GA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    ATTORNEY

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). 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. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-03554. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, BLEEDING, AND VAGINAL SCARRING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EXCISION OF MESH ON (B)(6) 2007 CONCURRENTLY WITH POSTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY; DUE TO MESH EXPOSURE, URINARY OBSTRUCTION, INCONTINENCE, PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2007 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
    144153 TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC PAH ETHICON, INC. NA 2981420

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 64 YR Required Intervention