MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SOFRADIM PRODUCTION SAS VERSATEX; MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC

Model Number	VTX5050M
Medical Device Problem Codes	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993); Torn Material (3024)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Hernia (2240); No Code Available (3191)
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, following a open ventral hernia repair, while they were using an onlay/sublay approach, there was a midline hernia failure with a 50x50 defect found during post op follow-up care.They used a suture for wound closure and fixation system.The patient was alive with no injury.

• Brand Name: VERSATEX
• Common Device Name: MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): SOFRADIM PRODUCTION SAS; 116 avenue du formans; trevoux 01600 ; FR 01600
• MDR Report Key: 7107822
• Report Number: 9615742-2017-05975
• Device Sequence Number: 14667976
• Product Code: FTL
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional,user faci
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 12/12/2017

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: VTX5050M
• Device Catalogue Number: VTX5050M
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/13/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/12/2017
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1