FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GYNECARE TVT OBURATOR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3234043 · Received July 18, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-13707
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 18, 2013
Report Date
July 1, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
OTN
PMA / PMN Number
K033568
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ALONG WITH CONCURRENT CYSTOSCOPY DUE TO SUI AND VAGINAL RELAXATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE AND DYSPAREUNIA. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT MESH REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2008 DUE TO RECURRENCE AND ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO RECURRENCE, AS WELL. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2007 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2012 AND MONARC SUBFASCIAL HAMMOCK WAS 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
333383 GYNECARE TVT OBURATOR SYSTEM MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC OTN ETHICON INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention