FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BARD FLAT MESH

MDR report key: 3902198 · Received June 20, 2014

Report

Report Number
1213643-2014-00196
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 20, 2014
Date of Event
September 21, 2010
Report Date
May 23, 2014
Manufacturer
DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
PREAMENDMENT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE PATIENT, DEVELOPED A RECURRENCE OF HIS HERNIAS AND UNDERWENT REPAIR. RECURRENCE IS A KNOWN POSSIBLE ADVERSE EVENT LISTED IN THE IFU. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT IS OBESE WITH A HISTORY OF HERNIA RECURRENCE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE. SEE MDR 1213643-2014-00153 FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE UNKNOWN FLAT MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2004. SEE MDR 1213643-2014-00152 FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO BARD COMPOSIX KUGEL HERNIA PATCH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2004. SEE MDR 1213643-2014-00195 FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BARD FLAT MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2009.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON MEDICAL RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT. ON (B)(6) 2004 - PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN UNKNOWN BARD COMPOSIX KUGEL HERNIA PATCH. (OPERATIVE REPORT NOT PROVIDED CK ALLEGED BY PATIENT). ON (B)(6) 2004 - PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN UNKNOWN BARD FLAT MESH FOR REPAIR OF NEW HERNIA JUST ABOVE THE PREVIOUSLY REPAIR. ON (B)(6) 2009 - PATIENT UNDERWENT REPAIR OF RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIA, WITH THE IMPLANT OF A BARD COMPOSIX LP MESH AND BARD FLAT MESH. INFLAMMATION WAS NOTED AND THE REMOVAL OF ALL PREVIOUSLY PLACED MESH AND "CORKSCREW TACKING SUTURES." ON (B)(6) 2010 - PATIENT UNDERWENT REPAIR OF RECURRENT INCISIONAL HERNIAS ONE OF WHICH WAS NOTED TO CONTAIN SMALL BOWEL. DURING THIS PROCEDURE A BARD COMPOSIX LP MESH WAS PLACED AND SECURED WITH A RUNNING SUTURE USING ANTERIOR MESH PLEDGETS MADE A BARD FLAT MESH CUT TO SIZE. BASED ON MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW THE PREVIOUSLY PLACED BARD COMPOSIX LP MESH AND A BARD FLAT MESH REMAIN IMPLANTED AS THEY WERE NOT REPORTED AS BEING REMOVED DURING THIS PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
363394 BARD FLAT MESH FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA HUSB0059

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR Required Intervention