FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT +M PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 3133832 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-06043
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Report Date
May 8, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K071512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). 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 2210968-2013-06045. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION ON (B)(6) 2014 BY DR. (B)(6) DUE TO VAGINAL MESH EROSION. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE IN ORDER TO TREAT CYSTOCELE, ENTEROCELE AND RECTOCELE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION OF THE MESH, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, BLEEDING, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA AND VAGINAL SCARRING. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES: (B)(6) 2009: EXCISION OF MESH EXPOSURE DUE TO MESH EXPOSURE AT THE VAGINAL CUFF CAUSING PAIN AND INFECTIONS; (B)(6) 2013: PARTIAL MESH REMOVAL DUE TO MESH EROSION. (B)(4). THIS IS ONE OF TWO MEDWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED AS TWO DEVICES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT. SEE ALSO MEDWATCH 2210968-2013-06045. 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 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
235066 PROLIFT +M PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTP ETHICON, INC. NA 3270161

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention