FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROLENE HERNIA SYSTEM MESH

MDR report key: 4241337 · Received November 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
2210968-2014-15539
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 10, 2014
Report Date
November 5, 2014
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K984220
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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2013 ALONG WITH CONCURRENT EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY, LYSIS OF ADHESIONS, REPAIR OF ENTEROTOMY DUE TO LARGE VENTRICLE HERNIA (13X15 CM). IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF VENTRAL HERNIA WITH VENTRALIGHT ST MESH WITH ECHO PS POSITIONING SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2014.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A VENTRAL HERNIA PROCEDURE IN (B)(6) 2013 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INSERTION THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERIUMBILICAL PAIN AND BURNING PAIN IN HER BACK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PARTIAL MESH REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO MESH WAS FOUND TO BE EXTENSIVELY ADHERED TO THE SMALL INTESTINE AND ABDOMINAL WALL, AND WRAPPED AROUND THE BOWEL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
723493 PROLENE HERNIA SYSTEM MESH FTL ETHICON INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention