FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR KITS

MDR report key: 3083384 · Received April 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2013-03260
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 29, 2013
Report Date
April 4, 2013
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K071957
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A PINNACLE PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR KIT (EXACT TYPE UNKNOWN) SOMETIME IN 2009. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE PATIENT NOW EXPERIENCES PELVIC PAIN AND MESH EROSION WITH UTERUS IN-SITU, AND DESIRES SURGICAL MANAGEMENT. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT IS OR WAS INTENDED TO UNDERGO A VAGINAL MESH REMOVAL WITH ANTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY AND CYSTOSCOPY. ALL OTHER INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE UNSPECIFIED PINNACLE PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR KIT DURING A SACROSPINOUS LIGAMENT FIXATION WITH TVT PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009. ON (B)(6) 2010 THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM (SPECIFICS UNKNOWN) BUT WAS NOT ADMITTED. THE EVALUATION REVEALED BULGING AND EXPOSED MESH, AND A CORRECTIVE OUTPATIENT SURGERY WAS PERFORMED (DETAILS UNKNOWN) ON (B)(6) 2010. THE POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE MESH WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2013. THE PATIENT WAS LAST SEEN ON (B)(6) 2013 AND WAS REPORTEDLY FEELING GOOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
184968 PINNACLE PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR KITS MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH UNK558

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Other| R