FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
GORE PRECLUDE DURA SUBSTITUTE
MDR report key: 3143366
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Received May 24, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2017233-2013-00325
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 24, 2013
- Date of Event
- August 1, 1995
- Report Date
- May 13, 2013
- Manufacturer
- W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES
- Product Code
- GXQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K953969
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
LITERATURE CITATION: NAKAGAWA, S, ET AL POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION AFTER DURAPLASTY WITH EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE SHEET, NEUROL MED CHIR (TOKYO), 2003 MARCH; 43: 120-124. CONCLUSIONS: A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE LOT #'S REMAIN UNK. THE DEVICES WERE OT RETURNED TO GORE, S NO ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS COULD BE PERFORMED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN AN ARTICLE TITLED, "POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION AFTER DURAPLASTY WITH EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE SHEET," IT INDICATES 2 PTS DEVELOPED AN INFECTION REQUIRING REINTERVENTION. THESE INFECTION DID NOT RESOLVE AFTER REMOVAL OF THE INFECTED BONE AND ANTIBIOTIC IRRIGATION. THESE PTS REQUIRED VASCULARIZED FREE RECTUS ABDOMINUS MUSCLE FLAP TRANSFER AFTER REMOVAL OF EPTFE SHEETS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231560 | GORE PRECLUDE DURA SUBSTITUTE | GXQ/DURA SUBSTITUTE | GXQ | W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |