FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

POLYFORM SYNTHETIC MESH

MDR report key: 3170378 · Received June 4, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004859928-2013-00056
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 4, 2013
Date of Event
May 9, 2006
Report Date
May 30, 2013
Manufacturer
PROXY BIOMEDICAL LTD.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K051245
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD - DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICE IS A SYNTHETIC DEVICE MADE FROM (B)(4). INJURIES SUCH AS PAIN, MESH EROSION, INFECTION, INCONTINENCE, FISTULA FORMATION AND DYSPAREUNIA ARE DOCUMENTED RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLYFORM DEVICE - REFERENCE DESIGN (B)(4) AND POLYFORM PRODUCT INSERT (INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROXY BIOMEDICAL WAS NOTIFIED ON THE (B)(6) 2013, VIA EMAIL BY THE POLYFORM DISTRIBUTOR (B)(4) THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ON THE (B)(4) 2013 REGARDING A POLYFORM PRODUCT FROM A PATIENT'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE COMPLAINT STATES THAT AS A RESULT OF THE POLYFORM IMPLANT (DATE OF IMPLANTATION IS (B)(6) 2006), A PATIENT INJURY OCCURRED. THE PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED AS "(B)(6)". HER DATE OF BIRTH IS UNKNOWN; HER WEIGHT AND HEIGHT DETAILS ARE UNKNOWN. THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE IS THE (B)(6) USA. THE PHYSICIAN WHO TREATED THE PATIENT IS DR (B)(6); CONTACT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN THIS PATIENT - NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2ND DEVICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THE POLYFORM PART NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. NO OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCT OR THE PATIENT IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
247540 POLYFORM SYNTHETIC MESH MESH SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL PROXY BIOMEDICAL LTD. 10X15CM OR 15X20CM UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other ANOTHER DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN THIS PATIENT| NO INFO REGARDING THE 2ND DEVICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED