FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH

MDR report key: 3170264 · Received June 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-07292
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 14, 2013
Report Date
May 24, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC. SAN LORENZO
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K962530
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2010 IN ORDER TO TREAT PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE, STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, AND RECTOCELE CONCURRENTLY WITH AMS ELEVATE, CYSTOSCOPY, PUBOVAGINAL SLING, RECTAL EXAM, AND RECTOCELE REPAIR WITH SACRAL SPINOUS FIXATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, AND RECURRENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TRANSURETHRAL COAPTITE IMPLANTATION DUE TO FAILED SLING/PERSISTENT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE ON (B)(6) 2010. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCLUSION: 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

A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INCONTINENCE, FREQUENCY, URGENCY, AND URINARY TRACT INFECTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 AND MESH AND THE AMS ELEVATE WERE IMPLANTED. 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
271625 PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. SAN LORENZO NA BJB032

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Required Intervention AMS ELEVATE