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| Catalog Number |
0010212 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Defective Device (2588); Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Adhesion(s) (1695); Pain (1994); Hernia (2240); Injury (2348); Disability (2371)
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| Date of Event |
08/08/2018
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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.Not returned.
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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/davol ventrio on (b)(6) 2014.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against the ventrio.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/davol ventrio on (b)(6) 2014.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against the ventrio.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) 2014 ¿ patient was diagnosed with incisional hernia thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with the implant of ventrio mesh (device #1).Per op notes, ¿the ventrio mesh (device #1) was placed into the abdomen with a ptfe aspect directed against the intraabdominal contents and the polypropylene aspect directed against the posterior aspect of the abdominal wall and centered over the hernial defect in the epigastric midline and sutured.¿ (b)(6) 2016 ¿ patient underwent colonoscopy.1(b)(6) 2017 ¿ patient underwent left oophorectomy.(b)(6) 2017 ¿ patient was diagnosed with wound infection of pfannenstiel incision.(b)(6) 2018 ¿ patient was diagnosed with recurrent incisional hernia thereby underwent open repair with the removal of mesh (device #1) and implant of mesh (device #2, #3, #4, #5).Per op notes, ¿adhesions to the undersurface of the mesh were taken down.The hernia was noted at the inferior edge of the mesh.T he sealed old mesh (device #1) was excised.Bilateral retromuscular flaps were developed.The four pieces of bard flat mesh (device #2, #3, #4, #5) were sewed together with suture and positioned in the retro-muscular pocket and anchored to the symphysis pubis using suture.¿ (b)(6) 2018 ¿ patient was diagnosed with infection of old pfannenstiel wound thereby underwent incision and drainage of infected wound.
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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: this supplemental emdr is submitted to document additional information provided.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-may-2014) 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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