FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ESSURE
MDR report key: 4251159
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Received November 4, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- MW5039005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 4, 2014
- Date of Event
- November 4, 2014
- Report Date
- November 4, 2014
- Manufacturer
- CONCEPTUS INC
- Product Code
- HHS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
AFTER HAVING THE ESSURE PROCEDURE I HAD SWELLING, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, TINGLING IN FACE, ARMS, LEGS, HIP PAIN, MULTIPLE BURSITIS, FOGGINESS, HEADACHES, DIZZY SPELLS, UNEXPLAINED RASH THAT COMES AND GOES, IRREGULAR PERIODS CAUSING BLOOD CLOTS. I HAVE UNDERGONE MULTIPLE TESTING TO RULE OUT CERTAIN DISEASE THAT WOULD CAUSE MY SYMPTOMS ALL HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE THE LAST TESTING I HAD WAS FOR NICKEL ALLERGY WHICH CAME BACK POSITIVE BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE A HYSTERECTOMY TO REMOVE THE COILS. THIS HAS EFFECT ME BY NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK FULL TIME. I AM IN CONSTANT PAIN AND ALWAYS TIRED. INSTEAD OF FEELING LIKE (B)(6) I FEEL LIKE 70. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT ESSURE SOON TO PREVENT OTHER WOMEN FORM HAVING THE SAME COMPLICATIONS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706834 | ESSURE | ESSURE | HHS | CONCEPTUS INC |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR | Required Intervention| S |