| Catalog Number |
0117008 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Seroma (2069); Hernia (2240); Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
06/29/2021
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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 soft mesh.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.H3 other text : not returned.
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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 event date.Based on the additional information received, no conclusions can be made.Per medical records review, about a month post implant of bard soft mesh, patient was diagnosed with hernia recurrence and underwent a revision procedure.Post revision the patient developed a seroma.The instructions-for-use supplied with the device lists hernia recurrence and seroma as possible complications.Review of manufacturing records confirms product was manufactured to specification.To date, this is the only reported complaint for this manufacturing lot of (b)(4) units released for distribution in september 2019.Corrected fields: b2 (event attributed to), b3 (date of event).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 soft mesh.Case-specific details not provided.Addendum per information provided by patient's attorney: (b)(6) 2021 - patient was diagnosed with incarcerated indirect right inguinal hernia thereby underwent repair with the implant of bard soft mesh.(b)(6) 2021 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent incarcerated right inguinal hernia and pain thereby underwent open preperitoneal mesh repair.(note, no operative notes provided).
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