GYNECARE GYNEMESH
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-10730
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 21, 2013
- Report Date
- April 11, 2016
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNKNOWN
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 04/20/2016. (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INFECTION, URINARY PROBLEMS, BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, BLEEDING, DYSPAREUNIA, AND NEUROMUSCULAR PROBLEMS.
(B)(4): NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ALONG WITH CONCURRENT TVH, ANTERIOR REPAIR, POSTERIOR REPAIR, PARAVAGINAL DEFECT REPAIR WITH MESH, BILATERAL SACROSPINOUS LIGAMENT FIXATION AND CYSTOSCOPY DUE TO SUI.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT ALSO HAD AN AMS MONARCH HAMMOCK IMPLANTED; NO OTHER DATES ARE GIVEN. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281907 | GYNECARE GYNEMESH | MESH, SURGICAL SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC | FTL | ETHICON INC. | UNK | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Required Intervention |