FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR

MDR report key: 3143010 · Received June 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-06424
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 3, 2013
Report Date
May 15, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K071512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO POP. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, ORGAN PERFORATION, RECURRENCE, BLEEDING, DYSPAREUNIA, NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS, VAGINAL SCARRING AND OTHER UNSPECIFIED ISSUES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT PELVISCOPY, EXTENSIVE LYSIS OF ADHESIONS AND EXCISION OF VAGINAL MESH ON (B)(6) 2011 DUE TO CHRONIC PAIN AND EXPOSED MESH. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT HAS DIED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ADHESIONS, DYSPAREUNIA AND RECTAL BLEEDING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EXCISION OF VAGINAL MESH ON (B)(6) 2011 DUE TO PAIN AND ADHESIONS BY DR. (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2007 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
245607 PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC OTP ETHICON, INC. NA 3028901

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Required Intervention