FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SUTURE UNKNOWN

MDR report key: 3781032 · Received April 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
2210968-2014-05468
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 30, 2014
Report Date
April 14, 2014
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
GAM
PMA / PMN Number
UNKNOWN
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

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. THE ACTUAL DEVICE BATCH NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS NOT KNOWN. THE INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE REPORTS THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE BATCH NUMBERS: BATCH 464500 MFR. DATE: 09/01/2013, EXP. DATE: 08/31/2018. BATCH 475910 MFR. DATE: 11/30/2013, EXP. DATE: 10/30/2018. BATCH 477923 MFR. DATE: 11/30/2013, EXP. DATE: 11/30/2018. BATCH 478535 MFR. DATE: 11/30/2013, EXP. DATE: 11/30/2018. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THE POSSIBLE BATCH NUMBERS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCHES MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON UNKNOWN DATE AND SUTURE WAS USED. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, THE POSTPARTUM PATIENT EXPERIENCED ABDOMINAL WALL INFECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
260473 SUTURE UNKNOWN GAM ETHICON INC. UNK 464500

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention