FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

C-QUR MESH

MDR report key: 3231517 · Received July 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
1219977-2013-00091
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 15, 2013
Date of Event
June 12, 2013
Report Date
June 20, 2013
Manufacturer
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K050311
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO DEVICE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORDS WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS WERE DISCOVERED. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE WAS PERFORMED AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER REPORTS ON THIS DEVICE LOT NUMBER. ATRIUM MEDICAL CONSULTED WITH A CLINICIAN ON THIS EVENT. HE STATED THAT POSTOPERATIVE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION AFTER ANY INTRAPERITONEAL OPERATION. WE ALSO INQUIRED IF THE MESH COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND HE DID FEEL THE C-QUR MESH WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LAPAROSCOPIC INCISIONAL HERNIA MULTIPLE DEFECTS ALONG MIDLINE. SURGEON REPORTED BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPLANTATION. VENTRAL HERNIA MIDLINE SIZE OF HERNIA IS >10CM, LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR, MESH POSITION IS INTRAPERITONEAL (INSIDE THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY), PERMANENT SUTURES, ABSORBABLE TACKS. POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS: ENTEROTOMY/BOWEL INJURY, ACUTE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION. OCCURRED DURING RECOVERY. TWO WEEKS SYMPTOMATIC. NO INTERVENTION NEEDED AND MESH WAS NOT EXPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
326729 C-QUR MESH FTL ATRIUM MEDICAL CORP. 31537 10813994

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Other