TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE
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
(B)(4): NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
(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.
(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.
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 |