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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-may-2013) is considered to be a best estimate.This mdr represents the 3dmax mesh (device #2).An additional supplemental emdr was submitted to represent the 3dmax mesh (device #1).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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Per information provided: (b)(6) 2013 ¿ patient was diagnosed with bilateral inguinal hernia thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with the implant of 3dmax mesh (device #1 ¿ left, device #2 ¿ right).Per op notes, ¿on left, inguinal hernia was taken down and a medium 3dmax mesh (device #1) was placed and secured to the cooper ligament and epigastric vessels.On right, a 3dmax mesh (device #2) was placed as a similar fashion of left and tacked.¿ (b)(6) 2013 -patient had chronic groin pain thereby underwent open repair with the removal of tacks.Per op notes, ¿on the right side, the tacks were unscrewed and removed.On left, thickened mesh (device #1) was noted.¿ (b)(6) 2014 ¿ patient was diagnosed with bilateral recurrent inguinal hernia and inguinodynia thereby underwent open repair with the partial removal of mesh (device #1, #2).Per op notes, ¿on right, laparoscopic mesh (device #2) in the preperitoneal space linear segment was removed and shouldice repair was done using sutures.Exact same procedure was done on left side and mesh (device #1) was removed.Then, the abdominal wall infection was noted.¿ (b)(6) 2015 ¿ patient was diagnosed with bilateral inguinodynia, bilateral nerve entrapment thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with removal of mesh (device #1, #2).Per op notes, ¿on both sides, lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral branch and genital branch were lysed and freed up.A small of mesh (device #1, #2) was densely adherent and ingrown in sac was left and major part of mesh (device #1, #2) were excised completely.¿.
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