FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 3042479 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-03636
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Report Date
March 20, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K013718
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, UTERINE PROLAPSE, A RECTOCELE, AND WEAK PUBOCERVICAL FASCIA. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE CONCURRENT PROCEDURE OF CYSTOSCOPY DURING MESH IMPLANTATION. THE OUTCOMES ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE WERE PAIN, EROSION, RECURRENCE, AND DYSPAREUNIA. (B)(4). THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-03634. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT CYSTOCELE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD THE CONCURRENT PROCEDURES OF AN EXTRAPERITONEAL COLPOPEXY; POSTERIOR REPAIR; CYSTOSCOPY PERFORMED DURING MESH IMPLANTATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(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. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-03634. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2007 AND MESH WAS PLACED INTO THE PATIENT'S BODY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EROSION, FORMATION OF SCAR TISSUE, ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND NEUROLOGIC COMPROMISE TO HER STRUCTURES AND TISSUES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
147280 PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTP ETHICON, INC. NA 2987235

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention