FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
GORE PRECLUDE DURA SUBSTITUTE
MDR report key: 3221070
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Received July 2, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3007284313-2013-00051
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 2, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2011
- Report Date
- June 7, 2013
- Manufacturer
- W. L. GORE ASSOCIATES INC.
- Product Code
- GXQ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K953969
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
LITERATURE CITATION: NAGASO, N, ET AL. CAPSULE FORMATION CAN MAKE SECONDARY RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DURA MATER UNNECESSARY AFTER CRANIAL INFECTION, J CRANIOFAC SURG(TOKYO) 2011:22; 84-88.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN AN ARTICLE TITLED "CAPSULE FORMATION CAN MAKE SECONDARY RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DURA MATER UNNECESSARY AFTER CRANIAL INFECTION" IT STATES A (B)(6) WOMAN HAD A DURAPLASTY USING A PTFE PATCH. TWO MONTHS LATER SHE DEVELOPED AN INFECTION. FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE INFECTION WAS DISCOVERED THE PATCH WAS REMOVED AND THE DEFECT WAS COVERED WITH A RECTUS ABDOMINUS MUSCLE FLAP. NO RECURRENCES OF INFECTION OR COMPLICATIONS WERE OBSERVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301040 | GORE PRECLUDE DURA SUBSTITUTE | GXQ/ DURA SUBSTITUTE | GXQ | W. L. GORE ASSOCIATES INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Other| R |