BARD SOFT MESH
Report
- Report Number
- 1213643-2014-00127
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 5, 2014
- Date of Event
- December 18, 2009
- Report Date
- April 7, 2014
- Manufacturer
- DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033814
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
CURRENTLY, IT IS UNK TO WHAT EXTENT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. AS ALLEGED A BARD SOFT MESH WAS IMPLANTED IN THE PT IN (B)(6) 2007. THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR THE DEVICE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN IMPLANTED WAS FOR A DEVICE MANUFACTURED IN 2010 AND AS SUCH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN IMPLANTED IN THE PT IN 2007. A MANUFACTURING REVIEW WAS PERFORMED ON THE LOT NUMBER SUPPLIED TO DAVOL AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE FOR THE ALLEGED EVENT. IF ADDITIONAL EVENT AND/OR EVALUATION INFO IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THE FOLLOWING IS BASED OFF A REVIEW OF THE PT'S MEDICAL RECORDS AND PT'S LEGAL FACT SHEET PROVIDED TO DAVOL BY THE PT'S ATTORNEY: ON (B)(6) 2012 - THE PT UNDERWENT A PELVIC REPAIR PROCEDURE WITH IMPLANTATION OF A BARD SOFT MESH. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE PT PRESENTED FOR A FOLLOW UP VISIT IN WHICH THE PT STATES THAT SHE HAS IMPROVED BLADDER CONTROL. IT IS NOTED IN THE MEDICAL RECORD THAT THE PT WAS NON-COMPLAINT AND HAD RESUMED SEXUAL ACTIVITY TWO WEEKS POST OPERATIVELY, AND HER HUSBAND CAN FEEL SOMETHING "SHARP". ON (B)(6) 2008 - THE PT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE WHERE SOME EXPOSED MESH WAS TRIMMED DUE TO COMPLAINTS OF URGENCY SYMPTOMS. ON (B)(6) 2008 - THE PT UNDERWENT ANOTHER PROCEDURE WHERE A FEW STRANDS OF MESH IN THE MIDLINE WERE TRIMMED DUE TO COMPLAINS OF DYSPAREUNIA. ON (B)(6) 2008 - THE PT HAD A FOLLOW UP WHERE SHE COMPLAINED OF DYSPAREUNIA. THE PT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE WHERE FIBERS AGAIN WERE VISIBLE. THE PT WAS INJECTED WITH LIDOCAINE BELOW THE MESH AFTER WHICH A METZENBAUM SCISSOR WAS USED TO DISSECT MUCOSA DOWN BELOW THAT MENTION RESECTION OF A SMALL BAND. THE MUCOSA WAS THEN RE-APPROXIMATED ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR WITH CHROMIC SUTURES. ON (B)(6) 2009 - IT IS ALLEGED IN THE PT'S LEGAL FACT SHEET THAT THE PT UNDERWENT MESH REMOVAL DUE TO COMPLIANT OF PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. THERE WERE NO OPERATIVE NOTES OR PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS PROVIDED FOR THIS PROCEDURE. ON (B)(6) 2010 - THE PT UNDERWENT IMPLANT OF NON-BARD DEVICE. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE BARD SOFT MESH DURING THIS PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266150 | BARD SOFT MESH | FTL | DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. | NA | HUUGO542 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 YR | Required Intervention| S |