| Catalog Number |
5991015 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Use of Device Problem (1670); Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method (2017)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Injury (2348); Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
03/28/2019
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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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Based on the events as reported the echo 2 ps was not removed from the patient as prescribed in the instructions-for-use.The root cause is confirmed as use related with no malfunction of the device.The warning section of the instructions-for-use states: ventralight¿ st mesh is the only permanent implant component of the device.The echo 2¿ positioning system (which includes deployment frame, center hoisting suture and all connectors) must be removed from the patient and appropriately discarded.It is not part of the permanent implant.Sample not returned.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that on (b)(6) 2019 the patient underwent a robotic assisted laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair with a ventralight st w/ echo 2 ps.The surgeon later realized he had not removed the echo 2 ps portion of the device from the implant.On (b)(6) 2019 the patient underwent a laparoscopic procedure for removal of the echo 2 ps.As reported the procedure was uncomplicated.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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