TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-05684
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 21, 2013
- Report Date
- May 2, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- OTN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033568
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(B)(4). CONCLUSION.: 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 2210968-2013-05683. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH IMPLANTATION IN ORDER TO TREAT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, AND DYSPAREUNIA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION ON (B)(6) 2011. (B)(4).
DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 7/29/2016. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INCOMPLETE BLADDER EMPTYING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH CYSTOSCOPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION ON (B)(6) 2011 BY DR. (B)(6), HARDESTY DUE TO PELVIC PAIN. (B)(4). IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 AND (B)(6) 2011 AND MESH AND ELEVATE WERE IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES, AND HAS UNDERGONE ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225102 | TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | OTN | ETHICON, INC. | NA | 3372683 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Required Intervention |