FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MESH - COMPOSIX KUGEL

MDR report key: 985566 · Received January 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
1213643-2008-00179
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 24, 2008
Date of Event
October 1, 2007
Report Date
December 27, 2007
Manufacturer
DAVOL, INC., SUB C.R. BARD, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K003323
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SUBJECT PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN. IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED OR MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INCARCERATED VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR IN 2007, DURING WHICH THE SURGEON IMPLANTED GORE-TEX PROLENE SURGICAL MESH. NINE MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE THE INFECTED MESH. W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES INC BECAME AWARE THE ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED A BARD COMPOSIX KUGEL PATCH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MESH - COMPOSIX KUGEL FTL DAVOL, INC., SUB C.R. BARD, INC. NA 43CQD281

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Required Intervention