FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GYNECARE PROLIFT +M POSTERIOR PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3196081 · Received June 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-11503
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 28, 2013
Report Date
June 17, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K071512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009 AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT POSTERIOR REPAIR REVISION, PERINEORRHAPHY ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO RECURRENT RECTOCELE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2009 AND MESH AND AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.-MONARC SUBFASCIAL HAMMOCK WERE IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT 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
296332 GYNECARE PROLIFT +M POSTERIOR PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC OTP ETHICON INC. UNK 3322142

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention AMERICAN MEDICAL, INC.-MONARC SUBFASCIAL HAMMOCK