FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROCEED VENTRAL PATCH

MDR report key: 3242796 · Received July 23, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-14159
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2013
Date of Event
June 28, 2013
Report Date
July 18, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K061533
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH INTRA-OPERATIVE FLUCLOXACILLIN. NO ROUTINE POST OP ANTIBIOTICS WERE GIVEN AND CLINDAMYCIN WAS USED PRE-DRAINAGE. THE WOUND WAS WASHED OUT ON (B)(6) 2013 AND LEFT OPEN WITH A VAC DRESSING TO HEAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2013 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE SURGEON ASPIRATED 30 ML OF FLUID FROM THE WOUND. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A SURGICAL SITE INFECTION ON (B)(6) 2013, SO THE WOUND WAS DRAINED AND WASHED OUT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
342399 PROCEED VENTRAL PATCH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention