FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MERSILENE POLYESTER FIBER MESH

MDR report key: 4180030 · Received October 17, 2014

Report

Report Number
2210968-2014-14665
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 17, 2014
Report Date
June 28, 2017
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
PRE-AMEND
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
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

(B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND A MESH WAS IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2008 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LAPAROSCOPIC, VAULT MESH SUSPENSION, UTEROSACRAL PLICATION AND OBLITERATION OR ENTEROCELE SPACE DUE TO VAGINAL PROLAPSE POST HYSTERECTOMY AND FAILED A&P REPAIR.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE SENT TO THE FDA: 06/30/2017 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, EROSION OF HER INTERNAL BODILY TISSUE AND OTHER INJURIES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND REVISIONARY PROCEDURES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
662444 MERSILENE POLYESTER FIBER MESH MESH, SURGICAL FTL ETHICON INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention