FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GYNECARE GYNEMESH* PS

MDR report key: 3181439 · Received June 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-10704
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 21, 2013
Report Date
May 31, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
OTO
PMA / PMN Number
K013718
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2006 DUE TO PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE AND PERINEAL DEFECT AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED WITH CONCURRENT TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY WITH BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY, ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY , BURCH RETROPUBIC URETHROPEXY, PERINEORRHAPHY AND CYSTOSCOPY. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS AND RECURRENCE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. (B)(4). IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): 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 A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2006 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SHE 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
282173 GYNECARE GYNEMESH* PS MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC OTO ETHICON INC. UNK XBE719

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PERFLIX MESH