PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-03752
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 11, 2013
- Report Date
- March 20, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K001122
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT SEVERE UTERINE PROLAPSE, URINARY INCONTINENCE, SEVERE VAGINAL PROLAPSE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A CONCURRENT PROCEDURE OF A HYSTERECTOMY PERFORMED DURING MESH IMPLANTATION.
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2002 CONCURRENTLY WITH A CYSTOSCOPY, BLADDER NECK SUSPENSION, TRANSVAGINAL REPAIR OF VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE, RECTOCELE REPAIR, AND PERINEAL REPAIR. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
DATE SENT TO THE FDA: (B)(4) 2013. (B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2002 AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156658 | PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | FTL | ETHICON, INC. | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |