FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROCEED*SURG MESH/MULTI LYR

MDR report key: 8765010 · Received July 5, 2019

Report

Report Number
2210968-2019-83108
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 5, 2019
Report Date
June 20, 2019
Manufacturer
ETHICON INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K060713
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). TO DATE, THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, ANY FURTHER INFORMATION DERIVED FROM THE EVALUATION WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM. IN ADDITION, A DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE FILE. THIS REVIEW INDICATES THAT THERE WAS NO QUALITY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 AND MESH WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN APPENDECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2017. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 DURING WHICH THE SURGEON NOTED DIFFUSE ADHESIONS TO THE PREVIOUS MIDLINE HERNIA REPAIR, WHICH WERE LYSED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL ABDOMINAL COLECTOMY AND ILEOSTOMY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DURING WHICH THE SURGEON NOTED EXTENSIVE ADHESIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY PLACED MESH. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN, DENSE ADHESIONS, NAUSEA, CHILLS, INFLAMMATION, SCARRING, DISFIGUREMENT, LOSS OF APPETITE, STRESS AND ANXIETY. THE PATIENT HAD A PREVIOUS MESH IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2016 WHICH IS CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE FILE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
557085 PROCEED*SURG MESH/MULTI LYR MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON INC. LEG230

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention