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0117070 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Abdominal Pain (1685); Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
07/30/2020
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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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Attorney alleges multiple patients he represents have experience unspecified injury and allege they may have required additional medical/surgical treatment.Attorney alleges this patient was treated with a perfix light plug.Case-specific details not provided.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges unspecified adverse patient outcome associated with the use of hernia mesh.The degree to which the device used to treat the patient may have caused or contributed to a post-op complication is unknown.No lot number has been provided, a review of the manufacturing records is not possible.Note, the date of event is considered to be a best estimate as 10-apr-2024 based on the date of awareness.Should additional information be provided, a supplemental emdr will be submitted.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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges unspecified adverse patient outcome associated with the use of hernia mesh.The degree to which the device used to treat the patient may have caused or contributed to a post-op complication is unknown.No lot number has been provided, 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 date of event and event attributed to.Based on the information received, no conclusions can be made as the degree to which the device used to treat the patient may have caused or contributed to a post-op complication.Per medical records review, about 1 year 3 months post implant of perfix light plug, patient had abdominal pain thereby taking medications.The instructions-for-use supplied with the device list pain as a possible complication.Review of manufacturing records confirms product was manufactured to specification.To date, this is the only reported complaint for this manufacturing lot of 526 units released for distribution in may, 2018.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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Event or Problem Description
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Attorney alleges multiple patients he represents have experience unspecified injury and allege they may have required additional medical/surgical treatment.Attorney alleges this patient was treated with a perfix light plug.Case-specific details not provided.Addendum per information provided by patient's attorney: (b)(6) 2019 - patient was diagnosed with direct right inguinal hernia thereby underwent open repair with the implant of perfix light plug.Per operative notes, "large defect was noted.Perfix light plug and synthetic mesh (progrip) were placed." (b)(6) 2020 - patient had worsening bilateral groin pain, and the right side is worse than left side.Patient was taking codydramol tablets on a daily basis.
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