FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 3133451 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-05968
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Report Date
May 10, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K071512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND PROLAPSE. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URINE LEAKAGE, PAIN IN BACK LEFT SIDE, DYSPAREUNIA AND OCCASIONAL BLEEDING. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT PLACEMENT OF #4 RING PESSARY ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO 2ND TO 3RD DEGREE RECTOCELE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT ANTERIOR REPAIR, REMOVAL OF ANTERIOR WALL MESH, REPAIR OF DENUDED BLADDER AREA AND INCIDENTAL CYSTOTOMY, PLACEMENT OF BIOGENESIS GRAFT TO HELP PROMOTE RE-GROWTH OF TISSUE ON (B)(6) 2014. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT CYSTOSCOPY WITH PELVIC EXPLORATION AND URETERAL NEOCYSTOTOMY ON (B)(6) 2014.

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. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA. THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-05969. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EROSION, FORMATION OF SCAR TISSUE, ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND NEUROLOGIC COMPROMISE TO HER STRUCTURES AND TISSUES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
234321 PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTP ETHICON, INC. NA 3157275

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Required Intervention