FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GYNECARE PROLIFT TOTAL PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3162805 · Received June 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-10118
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 11, 2013
Report Date
June 8, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K013718
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) ¿ DYSPAREUNIA; LEAKAGE. CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2005 AND MESH WERE PLACED INTO THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EROSION, FORMATION OF SCAR TISSUE, ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND NEUROLOGIC COMPROMISE TO HER STRUCTURES AND TISSUES. FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED WORSENING URINARY INCONTINENCE, VAGINAL PAIN, PELVIC PAIN, PAIN DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, PAIN WHEN SITTING , STANDING WITH AND WITH MOVEMENT, VAGINAL SCARRING, LEAKAGE, LOST CONFIDENCE, SEVERE EMBARRASSMENT, FEELS DAMAGED AS A WOMAN, INTERCOURSE DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL AND THREE MESH REVISION SURGERIES. THE PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED WORSENING STRESS INCONTINENCE, CHRONIC VAGINAL PAIN, AND BLEEDING. SHE UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2010 BY FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE AND RECTOCELE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT TWO ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2011.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
262321 GYNECARE PROLIFT TOTAL PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC OTP ETHICON INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention