FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE

MDR report key: 3162753 · Received June 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-07008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 11, 2013
Report Date
May 22, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH TAH, AND POSTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY DUE TO CYSTOCELE, RECTOCELE, SUI, AND POP.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, CYSTOCELE, RECTOCELE, AND UTERINE PROLAPSED. FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, DYSPAREUNIA, AND VAGINAL SCARRING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2002 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
262334 TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA 1008165

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention