FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3213867 · Received July 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
1018233-2013-02745
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 3, 2013
Report Date
June 4, 2013
Manufacturer
TISSUE SCIENCE LABORATORIES
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K031295
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RETURNED. THE FINISHED PRODUCT MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO BEING RELEASED FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHICH ACCOMPANIES ALL DEVICES CURRENTLY ADDRESSES POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MATERIALS. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATES IN THE PRECAUTIONS: "THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM IS FOR SINGLE-PT USE ONLY AND IS TO BE IMPLANTED SURGICALLY. DO NOT USE THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE PACKAGING APPEARS COMPROMISED. THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM PELVICOL IMPLANT SHOULD BE HYDRATED OR MOIST WHEN THE PACKAGE IS OPENED. DEHYDRATED OR DRY TISSUE SHOULD NOT BE IMPLANTED. POSTOPERATIVE RETROPUBIC BLEEDING MAY OCCUR IN SOME PTS AND MUST BE CONTROLLED PRIOR TO PT RELEASE. THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM PROCEDURE REQUIRES DILIGENT ATTENTION TO ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE AND CARE TO AVOID PUNCTURE OF LARGE VESSELS, NERVES, BLADDER, AND BOWEL DURING NEEDLE PASSAGE. PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AT MID-URETHRA REQUIRES THAT THE TISSUE LIE FLAT WITH MINIMAL OR NO TENSION UNDER THE URETHRA. THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM IS INTENDED AS A SINGLE-USE, DISPOSABLE DEVICE. DO NOT RESTERILIZE ANY PORTION OF THE PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM. PTS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT PREGNANCY FOLLOWING A PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM PROCEDURE MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE SUCCESS OF THE PREVIOUS PROCEDURE AND INCONTINENCE MAY REOCCUR. THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE TREATMENT OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE IN MALES AND CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18." (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(4). THE PT'S ATTORNEY ALLEGED A DEFICIENCY AGAINST THE DEVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET RECEIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
306513 PELVILACE BIOURETHRAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FTL TISSUE SCIENCE LABORATORIES NA CVQC0012

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 37 YR Required Intervention PELVICOL ACELLULAR COLLAGEN MATRIX,| PRODUCT # 482812, LOT # 05B16-9