PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-06953
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 11, 2013
- Report Date
- May 23, 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
(B)(4).
(B)(4).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 2210968-2013-06954. THE SAME PATIENT IS REPRESENTED IN EACH MEDWATCH.
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EXCISION OF EXPOSED VAGINAL MESH ON (B)(6) 2013.
(B)(4): THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE CONCURRENT PROCEDURE OF CYSTOSCOPY WITH BLADDER BIOPSY AND FULGURATION DURING MESH IMPLANTATION.
IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EXCISION OF EXPOSED VAGINAL MESH ON (B)(6) 2013. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. (B)(4).
(B)(4). URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS; UNDEFINED RECURRENCE; DYSPAREUNIA. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, CYSTOCELE, AND RECTOCELE. FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, BLEEDING, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA, VAGINAL SCARRING AND FISTULAE. ON (B)(6) 2012, IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXCISION OF VAGINAL MESH EXPOSURE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO MESH EXPOSURE OF ANTERIOR VAGINAL WALL. ON (B)(6) 2013, IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXCISION OF MESH EXPOSURE IN VAGINA, CYSTOSCOPY WAS PERFORMED BY. 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) 2009 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE PATIENT. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL TISSUES, AND SHE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262098 | PROLIFT PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | OTP | ETHICON, INC. | NA | 3233144 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Required Intervention |