GYNECARE GYNEMESH* PS
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-12673
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 9, 2013
- Report Date
- July 28, 2016
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON INC.
- Product Code
- OTO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K013718
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ALONG WITH CONCURRENT A&P REPAIR AND THERMAL ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION DUE TO SUI, CYSTOCELE, RECTOCELE AND MENORRHAGIA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, BLEEDING, DYSPAREUNIA AND VAGINAL SCARRING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REVISION/REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2005 AND (B)(6) 2006 DUE TO PELVIC PAIN AND ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR EXPOSED MESH. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
(B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
(B)(4). IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2004 AND MESH WERE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313698 | GYNECARE GYNEMESH* PS | MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC | OTO | ETHICON INC. | UNK | TLP169 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Required Intervention |