| Catalog Number |
0117321 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Nerve Damage (1979); Scar Tissue (2060); Neuralgia (4413)
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| Date of Event |
03/03/2017
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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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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-feb-2015) is considered to be a best estimate.This emdr was submitted to represent the bard/davol 3dmax light (device #4).An additional supplemental emdr represents the bard/davol kugel patch (device #1) and bard flat mesh (device #3).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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Per information provided: (b)(6) 2013 - patient was diagnosed with bilateral inguinal hernia thereby underwent open repair with implant of kugel hernia patch (device #1 & #2).Per operative notes, ¿the hernia sac was identified in right inguinal region and reduced.A kugel patch (device #1) was placed using sutures.The hernia sac was identified and reduced in left inguinal region.A kugel patch (device #2) was placed using sutures.(b)(6) 2014 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent right inguinal hernia thereby underwent open repair with implant of bard flat mesh (device #3).Per operative notes, ¿the prior kugel patch (device #1) appears to be displaced and migrated to hernia sac.The hernia contents were identified and reduced.A bard flat mesh (device #3) was placed and sutured.(b)(6) 2015 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent right inguinal hernia thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with partial excision of mesh (device #1 & #3) and implant of 3dmax light (device #4).Per operative notes, ¿the protruding mesh was cut and dissected off from abdominal wall.The scarring of nerve was identified.A small hernia defect was identified and repaired using 3dmax light (device #4) and tacked.(b)(6) 2017 - patient was diagnosed with right groin pain and neuralgia thereby underwent open repair with removal of mesh (device #1 & #3) and resection of nerves.Per operative notes, ¿moderate amount of scarring was excised.The prior mesh (device #1 & #3) with suture material was removed entirely.Three nerves were resected and sutured.
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