TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-05180
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 8, 2013
- Report Date
- April 18, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON SARL A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY
- Product Code
- OTN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K012628
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4): THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT RECURRENT VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE WITH ENTEROCELE, CYSTOCELE AND RECTOCELE AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE CONCURRENT PROCEDURES OF ABDOMINAL ENTEROCELE REPAIR AND ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
(B)(4). NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-05178. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE, ENTEROCELE, CYSTOCELE, RECTOCELE AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS AND DYSPAREUNIA. (B)(4). THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-05178. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH AND MESH WERE IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200753 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | OTN | ETHICON SARL A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY | NA | 3061470 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Required Intervention |