FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ESSURE

MDR report key: 3113596 · Received May 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2951250-2013-00009
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2013
Date of Event
March 22, 2013
Report Date
January 19, 2017
Manufacturer
BAYER PHARMA AG
Product Code
HHS
PMA / PMN Number
P020014
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATA CORRECTION FOR US REPORTING: THE CODE KNH WAS REPLACED WITH HHS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT HAD THE ESSURE PROCEDURE IN (B)(6) 2012. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED THREE ESSURE DEVICES TO ACHIEVE PLACEMENT. IN (B)(6) 2013, PHYSICIAN PERFORMED AN HSG REVIEW TO CONFIRM LOCATION OF THE DEVICES. HSG SHOWED CORRECT POSITION OF THE DEVICES IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT FALLOPIAN TUBE. PHYSICIAN ALSO LOCATED THE THIRD DEVICE IN PT'S ABDOMINAL AREA. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE THIRD DEVICE FROM THE ABDOMINAL AREA. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN ALSO REMOVED THE RIGHT FALLOPIAN TUBE AND RIGHT DEVICE DUE TO A PERFORATION. PHYSICIAN ALSO NOTED AT TIME OF REMOVAL, THE PT HAS A SMALL FIBROID NEAR THE AREA OF THE ESSURE DEVICE. PHYSICIAN STATES THE FIBROID MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR CAUSING IRRITATION. AFTER SURGERY, PT'S PAIN HAS SUBSIDED AND IS BETTER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
204697 ESSURE INSERT, TUBAL OCCLUSION HHS BAYER PHARMA AG ESS305 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention