| Catalog Number |
5955450 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Deformation (2976)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); Hernia (2240)
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| Date of Event |
09/03/2019
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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-nov-2016) is considered to be a best estimate.This emdr represents the ventralight st w/ echo mesh (device 2).An additional supplemental emdr was submitted to represent the ventralight st w/ echo 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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Event or Problem Description
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Per information provided: (b)(6) 2017 - patient was diagnosed with multiple incisional ventral hernia thereby underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic repair with implant of ventralight st w/ echo mesh (device 1 and device 2).Per operative notes, "a midline incision was made in the epigastric region.All hernia sacs were taken down sharply.One ventralight st w/ echo mesh (device 1) was placed into the epigastric region.2nd piece of ventralight st w/ echo mesh (device 2) was placed in the suprapubic midline region and secured it with sutures." (b)(6) 2019 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent ventral hernia, pain thereby underwent open repair with explant of ventralight st w/ echo mesh (device 1 and device 2).Per operative notes, "an incision was made into the peritoneal cavity.The hernia sac was dissected out.Previously placed mesh (device 1 and device 2) had bunched up beyond the level of the fascia.Both (device 1 and 2) had almost stretched or become mispositioned to be convex from the abdominal wall fascia.Both ventralight st w/ echo mesh (device 1 and device 2) was totally excised.".
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