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| Model Number |
PPM1515X3 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395); Mechanics Altered (2984); Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Abdominal Pain (1685); Abscess (1690); Adhesion(s) (1695); Emotional Changes (1831); Unspecified Infection (1930); Inflammation (1932); Nerve Damage (1979); Pain (1994); Scar Tissue (2060); Seroma (2069); Hernia (2240); Ambulation or Postural Difficulties (2544); Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559); Decreased Appetite (4569); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available (4581)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for therapeutic treatment of a hernia.It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced defective device, mesh failure, mesh migration, recurrence, seroma, abscess, pain, inflammation, infection, scarring, nerve damage, mental pain, suffering, disability, impairment, and loss of enjoyment of life.Post-operative patient treatment included revision surgery and mesh removal.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction: d4(lot number) medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H6 (patient codes, imf codes, ime e2402: "ptsd, difficulty eating, hips tilt, mental breakdown").Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for therapeutic treatment of a hernia.It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced adhesions, ptsd, difficulty eating, hips tilt, causing bone on bone hip replacement, need for walker and canes, mental breakdown, defective device, mesh failure, mesh migration, recurrence, seroma, abscess, pain, inflammation, infection, scarring, nerve damage, mental pain, suffering, disability, impairment, and loss of enjoyment of life.Post-operative patient treatment included medication, right transversus abdominus release to allow myofascial tissue transfer to midline, left transversus abdominus release to allow medial rotation of myofascial rectus flap to midline, debridement of abdominal wall with prior mesh removal requiring excision of fascia, muscle and adipose tissue, retro-rectus repair of recurrent ventral hernia with perforated strattice acellular dermal matrix, repair of defect in colon where it was densely adherent to previous mesh, bone on bone hip replacement, and revision surgery.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional info: a1, b5, b7, d6b (removal of date), h6 (patient codes).Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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.
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Event or Problem Description
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The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for therapeutic treatment of a incisional hernia.It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced adhesions, ptsd, difficulty eating, hips tilt, need for walker and canes, mental breakdown, defective device, mesh failure, mesh migration, recurrence, seroma, abscess, pain, inflammation, infection, scarring, nerve damage, mental pain, suffering, disability, impairment, loss of enjoyment of life, abdominal pain.Post-operative patient treatment included medication, right transversus abdominus release to allow myofascial tissue transfer to midline, left transversus abdominus release to allow medial rotation of myofascial rectus flap to midline, debridement of abdominal wall with prior mesh removal requiring excision of fascia; muscle; and adipose tissue, retro-rectus repair of recurrent ventral hernia with perforated strattice acellular dermal matrix, repair of defect in colon where it was densely adherent to previous mesh, bone on bone hip replacement, revision surgery, antibiotics, partial mesh removal.
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