inforMED
InjuryOXJ

SURGIMESH XB

Received Aug 21, 2015 · Event occurred May 6, 2015

Report 3005841068-2015-00006 · MDR key 5032731

Device

Generic name

Tintra E-2226

Manufacturer

Bg Medical

Model number

TINTRA E-2226

Catalog number

TINTRA E-2226

Lot number

F009288A

Product problems

  • Contamination

Patient

21 YR

  • Abscess

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ON (B)(6) 2015 PATIENT HAD AN OPEN VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR AND POST OPERATIVELY SHOWED NO BOWEL MOVEMENT WITH TACHYCARDIA AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. A CT SCAN SHOWED A FLUID COLLECTION BEHIND THE ABDOMINAL WALL. THE FLUID COLLECTION WAS DRAINED ON (B)(6) 2015 SHOWING PURULENT MATERIAL AND THE PATIENT WAS STARTED ON ORGANISM SPECIFIC ANTIBIOTICS. THE XB TINTRA E-2226 WAS CONFIRMED STERILE THROUGH REVIEW OF MANUFACTURER STERILIZATION RECORDS. ON (B)(6) 2015 A FOLLOW-UP CT SCAN SHOWED NO FURTHER FLUID COLLECTION BEHIND THE ABDOMINAL WALL. THE PATIENT WAS AMBULATING BY (B)(6) 2015 AND DISCHARGED WITH THEIR DRAIN IN PLACE.