FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ESSURE

MDR report key: 3781232 · Received April 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
MW5035812
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 30, 2014
Date of Event
September 1, 2009
Report Date
April 22, 2014
Manufacturer
BAYER
Product Code
HHS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I WAS IMPLANTED WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANT CALLED ESSURE IN 2008. THIS MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANT IS NOW MANUFACTURED BY BAYER, FORMALLY BY CONCEPTUS INC. THIS DEVICE HAS A THREE YEAR SHELF LIFE, HOWEVER, I DO NOT HAVE THAT EXPIRATION DATE. THE ONSET OF MY COMPLAINT STARTED IN (B)(6) 2009. THIS IS A LIST OF MY SIDE EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED DUE TO ESSURE. EXTREME AND CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAINS, IRREGULAR PERIODS, BLEEDING, SPOTTING, INFLAMMATION LEADING TO CONSTIPATION AND HEMORRHOIDS. NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE ER, A COLORECTAL SURGERY DUE TO ABSCESS, HEADACHES, EXTREME FATIGUE, CONFUSION, LACK OF CLARITY AND CONCENTRATION, DEPRESSION, WEIGHT GAIN, INABILITY TO LOSE WEIGHT AND MIGRAINES. I HAVE BEEN SEEN BY AT LEAST 7 DIFFERENT NUMBER OF DOCTORS. I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IBS, RLS, OVARIAN CYSTS, DEPRESSION AND MIGRAINES. THE DEVICE IS STILL INSIDE OF ME. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
259264 ESSURE HHS BAYER

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 35.000 YR Hospitalization| O| S ESSURE