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| Model Number |
31633 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available (3191)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Adhesion(s) (1695); Unspecified Infection (1930); Hernia (2240)
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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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This event is deemed reportable based on the allegations in a potential lawsuit which, while unsubstantiated, suggest that a reportable event may have occurred during use of an atrium medical mesh product.Plaintiff allegedly experienced recurrence, incarcerated bowel, pain, swelling, adhesions, lysis of adhesions, loop of bowel, inflammation, infection, fistula, abscess, draining wound, recurrence, debridement, cellulitis, fibrosis and multiple revision surgeries on (b)(6) 2023.Since this is a potential legal matter, the case has been turned over to legal counsel and further information obtained through investigation or discovery may fall under the attorney/client and/or work product privilege.However, atrium will supplement this report as appropriate if additional information comes to its attention.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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B7 continued: bowel repair, colon resection from diverticulitis, covidien symbotex and unknown mesh implanted subsequently, cardiac disease, obesity, hypertension, bladder cancer, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, incarceration, sigmoid colectomy, colovesical fistula, adhesions, multiple enterotomies, arteriosclerosis of coronary artery, gerd.Investigation: based on the review of the device history and sterilization records and product complaint details atrium can find no fault with the product.This lot of mesh passed all quality and performance requirement.This report is based upon allegations made in a potential lawsuit in which atrium medical would be named as a defendant.This report shall not be considered as an admission by atrium medical that the product described in the pre-suit claim and described herein is or was defective, or that it had any causal relationship to any injuries allegedly suffered by the claimant.Note: lot number and device manufacturer date are provided as this information is available; however, this data is not on the label as pi.
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