| Catalog Number |
0117016 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Adhesion(s) (1695); Fistula (1862); Scar Tissue (2060)
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| Date of Event |
11/23/2020
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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: (b)(6) 2014 - patient was diagnosed with multiple incisional/ventral hernias thereby underwent laparoscopic repair with implant of ventralight st (device 1).Per op notes, ¿epigastric and umbilical hernia sacs were noted with small other multiple hernia defects.All the defects were reduced and dissected free.Both the defects were joined.A ventralight st mesh (device 1) was placed and secured using sutures.¿ (b)(6) 2014 - patient was diagnosed with small bowel obstruction and adhesions thereby underwent laparoscopic converted to open repair with lysis of adhesions.Per op notes, ¿multiple dilated loops of small bowel and the prior mesh (device 1) adherent to the anterior abdominal wall was taken down.Some serous fluid was suctioned out.Adhesions were lysed.Dilated and collapsed bowel was released.¿ (b)(6) 2015 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent incisional hernia thereby underwent open repair with implant of bard soft mesh (device 2).Per op notes, ¿scar tissue was excised.Lysis of adhesions were performed.Enterotomy was made, the bowel was transected.Injured bowel was transected.The prior mesh (device 1) was noted.The hernia was repaired using bard soft mesh (device 2) was placed and sutured.¿ (b)(6) 2020 - patient was diagnosed with enterocutaneous fistula and frozen abdomen thereby underwent open repair.Per op notes, ¿upper midline incision was made and scar was incised.The prior meshes (device 1 and 2) were noted.Adhesions were lysed.The surgery was aborted due to frozen abdomen.The wound vac was placed and sutured.¿.
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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.This mdr represents the bard soft mesh (device #2).An additional supplemental emdr was submitted to represent the ventralight st (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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