FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PANACRYL (L-LACTIDE/GLYCOLIDE) SUTURE
MDR report key: 3072609
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Received April 23, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-04283
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 23, 2013
- Report Date
- April 1, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- GAM
- PMA / PMN Number
- K974299
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
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.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT SHOULDER SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2003 TO REPAIR A TYPE III SLAP LESION AND ARTHROSCOPIC DISTAL CLAVICLE EXCISION AND PANALOK 3.5MM ABSORBABLE ANCHOR SOFT TISSUE FIXATION DEVICE WITH SUTURES WERE IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED FOCAL CHONDROLYSIS AND CARTILAGE ISSUES POSTOPERATIVELY, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SURGERIES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174920 | PANACRYL (L-LACTIDE/GLYCOLIDE) SUTURE | SUTURE, ABSORBABLE | GAM | ETHICON, INC. | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | PANALOK ANCHOR FIXATION DEVICE |