FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
NOVASURE
MDR report key: 826517
·
Received March 5, 2007
Report
- Report Number
- MW1042118
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- March 5, 2007
- Date of Event
- October 20, 2006
- Report Date
- March 5, 2007
- Manufacturer
- NOVACEPT
- Product Code
- MNB
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- OK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
I HAD NOVASURE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION IN 2006. AFTERWARDS I BEGAN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN AND BURNING IN MY BLADDER AS WELL AS BLADDER SPASMS AND FREQUENCY. I TOOK A COURSE OF MACRODANTIN WHICH DID NOT HELP-THINKING IT WAS A BLADDER INFECTION-. MY DOCTOR THEN PRESCRIBED KEFLEX. THIS ALSO DID NOT HELP. MY DOCTOR THEN SENT MY URINE FOR A CULTURE, WHICH CAME BACK NEGATIVE. HE THEN CONCLUDED THAT THE NOVASURE DEVICE INJURED/BURNED/IRRITATED? MY BLADDER. MY DOCTOR THEN PUT ME ON A MEDICATION CALLED URELLE. I ALSO TAKE AN OVER-THE-COUNTER URINARY TRACT PAIN RELIEVER CALLED AZO STANDARD FOR RELIEF. I STILL HAVE ABDOMINAL SWELLING AND INTERMITTENT BLADDER PAIN 4 1/2 MONTHS AFTER THE SURGERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOVASURE | * | MNB | NOVACEPT | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 YR | Other |