FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KUGEL PATCH

MDR report key: 3170585 · Received June 5, 2013

Report

Report Number
1213643-2013-00249
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 5, 2013
Report Date
May 21, 2013
Manufacturer
DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K963141
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY DID NOT ALLEGE A SPECIFIC DEVICE FAILURE AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE INITIAL REPORTER TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND IF AVAILABLE, TO REQUEST RETURN OF THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THIS MDR INCLUDES ALL PATIENT, EVENT AND DEVICE INFORMATION DAVOL HAS RECEIVED TO DATE. IF ADDITIONAL EVENT AND/OR EVALUATION INFORMATION IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING WAS PROVIDED TO DAVOL BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY: IT WAS ALLEGED THAT ON (B)(6) 2005, THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A KUGEL HERNIA PATCH TO REPAIR A HERNIA. THE ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATCH WAS DEFECTIVE. PATIENT HAS SUSTAINED PAIN AND SUFFERING, LOSS OF PHYSICAL FUNCTION, PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY PHYSICAL INJURIES. ON UNSPECIFIED DATES THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WILL LIKELY UNDERGO FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PROCEDURES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
249565 KUGEL PATCH FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Disability