PROLITE MESH
Report
- Report Number
- 1219977-2013-00084
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 2, 2013
- Report Date
- June 3, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K930669
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
PROLITE MESH IS THE CORRECT DESCRIPTION FOR THE REPORTED PRODUCT CODE. LOT NUMBER: PT DID NOT PROVIDE A VALID LOT NUMBER. NO DEVICE EVAL WAS PERFORMED SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR AND NO VALID LOT NUMBER WAS RECEIVED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE FACT THAT A DEVICE MODEL NUMBER OR LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. ATRIUM MEDICAL CONSULTED A CLINICIAN AND HE FELT THAT THIS EVENT WAS DUE TO DEVICE BEING USED FOR PELVIC FLOOR RECONSTRUCTION. ACCORDING TO THE ATRIUM INDICATIONS FOR USE, THE PRODUCT WAS "INTENDED FOR USE IN HERNIA REPAIR, CHEST WALL RECONSTRUCTIONS, TRAUMATIC OR SURGICAL WOUNDS AND OTHER FASCIAL SURGICAL INTERVENTION PROCEDURES REQUIRING REINFORCEMENT WITH A NON-ABSORBABLE SUPPORTIVE MATERIAL." THE MESH IS LIKELY SECONDARILY INFECTION, AND / OR ERODED, WHICH CAN DIRECTLY CAUSE THE PAIN, PROLAPSE, INFECTION AND FEVER. THE CLINICIAN STATED THAT THIS IS LIKELY AN EVENT OF OFF LABEL USAGE DURING AN OPERATION KNOWN FOR INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION.
THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO LINK MW5042047 TO OUR PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FILE. THIS SAME HOME PATIENT ALSO SUBMITTED MW5030151 PREVIOUSLY.
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Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302506 | PROLITE MESH | NONE | FTL | ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP. | NOT VALID |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |