FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH
MDR report key: 3923593
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Received July 9, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2014-08890
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 9, 2014
- Report Date
- June 19, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON INC.
- Product Code
- FTL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K962530
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- 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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MANUFACTURING RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTEROPEXY AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED TO SUPPORT THE UTERUS AND CORRECT THE PROLAPSE. SEVENTEEN MONTHS POST OPERATIVE THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION. A LAPAROTOMY REVEALED A MESH EXPOSURE WITH THE BOWEL CAUGHT UNDERNEATH IT. A SMALL BOWEL RESECTION WAS DONE. THE MESH WAS LEFT IN SITU.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400384 | PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH | MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC | FTL | ETHICON INC. | UNK | EBR032 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |