FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH UNKNOWN PRODUCT

MDR report key: 3233725 · Received July 18, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-13655
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 18, 2013
Report Date
June 27, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K962530
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON 3/25/08 AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT VAGINAL MESH EXCISION ON (B)(6) 2011. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCLUSION: NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED DUE TO COMPLETE PROCIDENTIA, URINARY OBSTRUCTION, POTENTIAL URINARY INCONTINENCE WITH INTRINSIC SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CONCURRENT PROCEDURES- DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY, LAPAROSCOPIC ABDOMINAL SACRAL COLPOPEXY, LAVH, ANTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY, CYSTOSCOPY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND THE ADVANTAGE TRANSVAGINAL MID-URETHRAL SLING SYSTEM WAS IMPLANTED, THOUGH NO SPECIFIC DATE WAS PROVIDED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT 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
336190 PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH UNKNOWN PRODUCT MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention