FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HERNIA MESH
MDR report key: 6131591
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Received November 25, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- MW5066375
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 25, 2016
- Date of Event
- May 20, 2016
- Report Date
- November 25, 2016
- Manufacturer
- UNK
- Product Code
- OWT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER CAREGIVERS
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
MY (B)(6) YEAR OLD FATHER HAD A HERNIA OPERATION IN (B)(6), CT LASTED LONGER THAN EXPECTED... REPAIRED WITH HERNIA MESH... IMMEDIATELY EXPRESSED DISCOMFORT. FEELS PULLING IN AREA OF THE MESH... SOMETIMES THE PAIN IS SO INTENSE HE IS REDUCED TO TEARS... CANNOT TOLERATE ANY PRESSURE AROUND HIS WAIST...BELT TO HOLD PANTS IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND CANNOT SLEEP.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 778197 | HERNIA MESH | HERNIA MESH | OWT | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 YR | Disability | DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. | RX MEDS: MY FATHER TAKES 5 PILLS EACH DAY. |