FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BARD FLAT MESH

MDR report key: 4202281 · Received October 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1213643-2014-00375
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 15, 2014
Report Date
September 16, 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
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNK WHETHER THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE PT'S ATTORNEY DID NOT ALLEGE A SPECIFIC DEVICE FAILURE OR PT INJURY AND MEDICAL RECORDS WERE LIMITED TO THE PT'S IMPLANT OPERATIVE REPORT AND PERI OPERATIVE IMPLANT RECORDS. A MFG REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A MFG RELATED CAUSE FOR THE ALLEGED EVENT. IF ADD'L EVENT AND/OR EVAL INFO IS OBTAINED, A F/U MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED TO DAVOL BY THE PT'S ATTORNEY. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A BARD/DAVOL FLAT MESH AND A NON BARD/DAVOL TVT DEVICE DURING AN ABDOMINAL SACROCOLPOPEXY AND CYSTOCELE REPAIR PROCEDURE, FOR THE TREATMENT OF VAGINAL VAULT PROLAPSE, ANTERIOR VAGINAL AND BLADDER PROLAPSE AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE. OPERATIVE DICTATION INDICATES THE FLAT MESH WAS PLACED IN TWO SECTIONS WITH A PIECE PLACED POSTERIORLY, SUTURED WITH 5 ETHIBOND SUTURES AND A SMALLER PIECE PLACED ANTERIORLY, SUTURED WITH TWO PAIRS OF ETHIBOND SUTURES. THESE TWO PIECES WERE THEN FIXATED TOGETHER WITH AN ETHIBOND SUTURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
655366 BARD FLAT MESH FTL DAVOL INC., SUB. C.R. BARD, INC. NA 43GJD202

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention