FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GYNECARE PROLIFT +M PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3250900 · Received July 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2210968-2013-14708
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2013
Report Date
May 29, 2017
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
OTP
PMA / PMN Number
K071512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED POSTERIOR VAGINAL WALL MESH EXPOSURE AND SHARP GROIN PAIN, THE AREA WAS INJECTED WITH LIDOCAINE AND AREA WAS OVERSEWN ON (B)(6) 2011. A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED UTI AND INCONTINENCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANTERIOR POSTERIOR COLPORRHAPHY AND CYSTOSCOPY DUE TO UTERINE PROLAPSE, STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, CHRONIC URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, AND CHRONIC BACK PAIN. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING EROSION, PAIN, EXTRUSION, INFECTION, URINARY/BOWEL PROBLEMS, RECURRENCE, DYSPAREUNIA, FORMATION OF SCAR TISSUE, ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AND NEUROLOGIC COMPROMISE TO HER STRUCTURES AND TISSUES. IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2012 THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN VAGINA, PAIN IN ABDOMEN AND SHARP SHOOTING PAIN WITH URINATION. SHE STATED THE MESH IS CUTTING HER AND IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE INTERCOURSE. SHE RESTARTED ON PREMARIN VAGINAL CREAM AND ON (B)(6) 2012 WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR FOR SUTURE EXPOSURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
352649 GYNECARE PROLIFT +M PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM MESH, SURGICAL, SYNTHETIC, UROGYNECOLOGIC OTP ETHICON INC. UNK 3483017

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention