FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLENE POLYPROPYLENE MESH

MDR report key: 3923593 · 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