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| Catalog Number |
0010214 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Defective Device (2588); Patient-Device Incompatibility (2682); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Abdominal Pain (1685); Adhesion(s) (1695); Pain (1994); Hernia (2240); Injury (2348); Disability (2371)
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| Date of Event |
01/20/2014
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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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At this time no conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges "past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient"; however, no details have been provided.No lot number has been provided; therefore, a review of the manufacturing records is not possible.Should additional information be provided a supplemental emdr will be submitted.Not returned.
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Event or Problem Description
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Attorney alleges that the patient underwent surgery for implant of an unspecified bard/davol ventrio on (b)(6) 2011.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against the ventrio.Attorney alleges general allegations for "past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient." it is also alleged that the patient experienced emotional distress and the device was defective.
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Event or Problem Description
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Attorney alleges that the patient underwent surgery for implant of an unspecified bard/davol ventrio on (b)(6) 2011.As reported, the patient is making a claim for an adverse patient outcome against the ventrio.Attorney alleges general allegations for "past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient." it is also alleged that the patient experienced emotional distress and the device was defective.Addendum per additional information provided: (b)(6) 2011 - patient was diagnosed with incarcerated umbilical hernia thereby underwent open repair with implant of ventrio mesh (device 1).Per op notes, ¿a large hernia sac was identified superior to umbilicus with incarcerated omentum.The omentum was dissected.The hernia sac was dissected and excised.Some of the omentum also excised.A ventrio mesh (device 1) was placed and tacked radially.The anterior layer of mesh was sutured to fascia circumferentially.¿ (b)(6) 2014 - patient was diagnosed with recurrent ventral incisional hernia with abdominal pain thereby underwent open repair with excision of ventrio mesh (device 1) and implant of composix mesh (device 2).Per op notes, ¿the hernia sac was entered.Multiple loops of small bowel were densely adherent to the prior mesh (device 1) several serosal tears were noted and repaired with sutures.Omental adhesions were lysed.The entire hernia sac with old mesh (device 1) was excised completely.A composix mesh (device 2) was placed and sutured.¿.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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At this time no conclusions can be made.The patient's attorney alleges "past, present, and future damages, including but not limited to, mental and physical pain and suffering for severe and permanent personal injuries sustained by the patient"; however, no details have been provided.No lot number has been provided; therefore, a review of the manufacturing records is not possible.Addendum: this supplemental emdr is submitted to document additional information provided.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-dec-2009) is considered to be a best estimate.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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