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| Catalog Number |
0134460 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration (4003)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Adhesion(s) (1695); Hernia (2240)
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| Date of Event |
06/15/2017
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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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Per information provided: on (b)(6) 2017 ¿ patient was diagnosed with incarcerated umbilical hernia thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with the implant of composix l/p mesh (device #1).Per operative notes, ¿a piece of composix l/p mesh (device #1) was placed on the skin of the anterior abdominal wall using sorbafix tackers.¿ on (b)(6) 2017 ¿ patient was recurrent incarcerated ventral incisional hernia thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with the implant of ventralight st mesh (device #2).Per operative notes, ¿the adhesions to anterior abdominal wall near the hernia defect and mesh (device #1).The adhesions were lysed.A ventralight st mesh (device #2) was placed in the middle and centered over the hernia defect using tacker.¿ on (b)(6) 2017 ¿ patient was diagnosed with reducible ventral hernia thereby underwent open repair.Per operative notes, ¿the hernia was in subxiphoid region.The previously placed mesh (device #1, #2) was encountered.The overlying mesh (device #1) had moved apart somewhat.¿ on (b)(6) 2018 ¿ patient was diagnosed with recurrent ventral hernia thereby underwent open repair with the implant of ventralight st mesh (device #3).Per operative notes, ¿adhesions of omentum to the colon and mesh were lysed.The previously placed mesh (device #1, #2) in the subxiphoid region had shifted to the left somewhat and there was a recurrence at the midline just to the right of the mesh.A piece of ventralight st mesh (device #3) laid to cover the hernia defect using optifix tackers.¿.
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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-oct-2016) is considered to be a best estimate.This emdr represents the bard mesh - composix l/p (device 1).Additional supplemental emdrs were submitted to represent the bard ventralight st mesh (device 2) and bard ventralight st 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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