| Catalog Number |
5991015 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Defective Device (2588); Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682); Patient Device Interaction Problem (4001)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Adhesion(s) (1695); Seroma (2069); Hernia (2240); Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
10/20/2020
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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 adverse patient outcome associated with the hernia mesh used to treat the patient.The patient's attorney alleges that the patient had subsequent surgical intervention; 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/davol ventralight st on (b)(6) 2019.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against ventralight st.Attorney alleges that the patient had subsequent surgical intervention due to the hernia mesh device.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 ventralight st on (b)(6) 2019.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against ventralight st.Attorney alleges that the patient had subsequent surgical intervention due to the hernia mesh device.It is also alleged that the patient experienced emotional distress and the device was defective.Addendum per additional information provided: (b)(6) 2019 - patient was diagnosed with incarcerated incisional hernia thereby underwent robotic assisted repair with the implant of ventralight st w/ echo 2 mesh (device 1).Per operative notes, ¿an incision was made in left upper quadrant.Hernia sac was dissected out.A ventralight st w/ echo 2 mesh (device 1) was placed in the abdomen and secure it with sutures.¿ (b)(6) 2020 - patient was diagnosed with lower abdominal recurrent incisional hernia, adhesion, seroma thereby underwent open repair with implant of bard soft mesh (device 2).Per operative notes, ¿an incision was made in the right upper quadrant.Hernia sac was dissected out.All adhesions were taken down.Seroma was drained from abdomen.A bard soft mesh (device 2) was placed into the peritoneal space and secure it with sutures.¿.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges adverse patient outcome associated with the hernia mesh used to treat the patient.The patient's attorney alleges that the patient had subsequent surgical intervention; however, no details have been provided.No lot number has been provided; therefore, a review of the manufacturing records is not possible.Addendum: h11: this supplemental emdr is submitted to document additional information provided and to correct the product identifiers.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-apr-2019) 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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