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| Catalog Number |
0112710 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Defective Device (2588); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190); Patient Device Interaction Problem (4001)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Necrosis (1971); Pain (1994); Strangulation (2084); Hernia (2240); Injury (2348); Disability (2371); Bowel Perforation (2668)
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| Date of Event |
01/13/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges "past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient"; however, no details have been provided.No lot number has been provided; therefore, a review of the manufacturing records is not possible.Should additional information be provided, a supplemental emdr will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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Attorney alleges that the patient underwent surgery for implant of an unspecified bard mesh (bard flat mesh) on (b)(6) 2013.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against the bard mesh (bard flat mesh).Attorney alleges general allegations for ¿past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient." it is also alleged that the patient experienced emotional distress and the device was defective.
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Event or Problem Description
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Attorney alleges that the patient underwent surgery for implant of an unspecified bard mesh (bard flat mesh) on (b)(6) 2013.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against the bard mesh (bard flat mesh).Attorney alleges general allegations for ¿past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient." it is also alleged that the patient experienced emotional distress and the device was defective.Addendum per additional information provided: (b)(6) 2013 - patient was diagnosed with right femoral hernia thereby underwent open repair with implant of bard mesh pre-shaped w/ keyhole.Per operative notes, ¿the hernia defect was identified and dissected.A bard mesh pre-shaped w/ keyhole mesh was placed and sutured.¿ (b)(6) 2017 - patient had groin pain and was diagnosed with incarcerated, strangulated and perforated right femoral hernia thereby underwent open repair with reduction of hernia with small bowel resection.Per operative notes, ¿the necrotic, strangulated and incarcerated hernia sac was identified and dissected free.Perforated small bowel was identified and resected.Wound vac was placed and sutured.¿ (b)(6) 2017 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent right femoral hernia and strangulated bowel thereby underwent open repair with implant of synthetic mesh and bowel resection.Per operative notes, ¿a hernia defect was identified and repaired with synthetic mesh and tacked.Enterotomy was performed.¿.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges "past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient"; however, no details have been provided.No lot number has been provided; therefore, a review of the manufacturing records is not possible.Should additional information be provided, a supplemental emdr will be submitted.Addendum: h11: this supplemental emdr is submitted to document additional information provided and to correct brand name.Root cause is inconclusive, no conclusion can be made as to the extent to which the implant may have caused or contributed to the patient's postoperative course.Note, the manufacturing date (15-feb-2013) is considered to be a best estimate.Note: section a through f - the information provided by bd represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bd.
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