{"id":1934,"date":"2019-03-12T10:44:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T10:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2022-01-19T15:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T15:13:45","slug":"bard-withdraws-its-surgical-urogynaecological-mesh-what-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjebmspotlight\/2019\/03\/12\/bard-withdraws-its-surgical-urogynaecological-mesh-what-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Bard withdraws its surgical urogynaecological mesh: what next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bard has stopped production and distribution of their urogynaecological mesh products – all 20 of them (see here <\/span>MDA 2019 014<\/span><\/a>). The question now is what’s needed next.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Carl Heneghan<\/b><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>medical device alert<\/span><\/a> by C.R. Bard, on the 7th March, removed all surgical mesh for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) from the European market.<\/span><\/p>\n

The alert states that \u2018<\/span>It\u2019s important to note, there are no specific safety concerns associated with this recall, and there is no need for people to have the device removed or have any extra follow-up checks.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The MHRA \u00a0statement f<\/span><\/a>urther sets out that \u2018<\/span>We understand from Bard\u2019s explanation that they are stopping production rather than continuing to invest in clinical data to support additional EU requirements – <\/span><\/i>recommending that patients contact their physician with any questions that may arise regarding these products and the associated procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n

But what are these questions? What are the safety issues? Have there been changes in the safety of the devices that necessitated withdrawal? Should I have my device removed? What constitutes routine check-ups and follow-up care for withdrawn devices? The MHRA and Bard consider these questions are answered; I do not.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is this withdrawal down to safety? Failing products and an unwillingness to develop evidence of safety (when asked for it ) underpins the vast majority of medical device withdrawals.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, when the US FDA asked companies to perform mandatory three years follow up studies of vaginal mesh products, nearly 90% of the manufacturers withdrew the device or changed the indication. <\/span>We showed in our <\/span>2017 BMJ Open study<\/span><\/a> that <\/span>of 119 FDA 522 orders revealed that in 79 (66%) the manufacturer ceased market distribution of the device, and in 26 (22%) the manufacturer had changed the indication.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Section 522 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act gives the FDA the authority to mandate manufacturers to undertake postmarket surveillance studies of Class II or III devices, among other criteria, when \u2018failure would be reasonably likely to have serious adverse health consequences \u2026 or the device is to be implanted in the body for more than one year\u2019. See\u00a0Heneghan CJ\u00a0et al.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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Bard was subject to six 522 orders. And for five of these, they ceased distribution of the device, and for one (the Bard prolapse repair system they changed the indication. <\/span>Bard decision to recall their Avaulta Plus transvaginal mesh was also influenced by a \u00a0jury award of more than $5 million to one woman. Bard, therefore, performed no mandated clinical safety studies. <\/span><\/p>\n

And if I have this right (see the Table) Bard withdrew the Avaulta\u00ae Plus Anterior Support System,\u00a0and the Avaulta\u00ae Plus Posterior Support System – cited in the recent\u00a0MDA 2019 014 <\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0withdrawal notice –\u00a0 seven years ago in the US. Can someone check this as it is important, and then let me know if this is correct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Table: Bard’s US FDA 522 orders in 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
522 Order Number<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nlink to order <\/strong><\/td>\nDevice Name<\/strong><\/td>\n510K Document Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS120027<\/span><\/td>\nAE and effectiveness rates<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAvaulta solo synthetic support system avaulta plus biosynthetic support system; Avaulta support system<\/span><\/td>\nK083839<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS120028<\/span><\/td>\nAE and effectiveness rates<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAvaulta solo synthetic support system avaulta plus biosynthetic support system; Avaulta support system<\/span><\/td>\nK063712<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS120029<\/span><\/td>\nAE and effectiveness rates<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAvaulta solo synthetic support system avaulta plus biosynthetic support system; Avaulta support system<\/span><\/td>\nK082571<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS120030<\/span><\/td>\nAE and effectiveness rates<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nBard prolapse repair system<\/span><\/td>\nK101922<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS120031<\/span><\/td>\nAE and effectiveness rates<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nBard pelvisoft acellular collagen biomesh<\/span><\/td>\nK031332<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS120094<\/span><\/td>\nAE and effectiveness rates<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAdjust adjustable single incision sling<\/span><\/td>\nK092607<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What next?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given the growing safety concerns and this latest development, we now urgently need the government to step in and ensure mandatory follow up of all patients implanted with these mesh devices, and others, to ensure patients are safe and informed. We also need a better definition of what constitutes routine follow up and check-ups for failing devices, and we need a more transparent process (similar to the <\/span>MAUDE database<\/span><\/a>) for housing adverse event reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carl Heneghan<\/strong>
\nEditor in Chief BMJ EBM,
\nProfessor of EBM, University of Oxford<\/p>\n

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Other posts<\/strong><\/p>\n

First do no harm: surgical mesh. Carl Heneghan posted 10th September 2018<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n

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UK bans transvaginal mesh: here\u2019s 5 reasons why. Carl Heneghan posted\u00a013th July 2018<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Competing interests<\/b><\/div>\n

Carl has received expenses and fees for his media work including BBC Inside Health. He holds grant funding from the NIHR, the NIHR School of Primary Care Research, The NIHR Oxford BRC\u00a0 and the WHO. He has also received income from the publication of a series of toolkit books. CEBM jointly runs the\u00a0EvidenceLive<\/a>\u00a0Conference with the BMJ and the\u00a0Overdiagnosis Conference<\/a>\u00a0with some international partners which are based on a\u00a0 non-profit model. CH is providing legal expertise on mesh cases.<\/p>\n

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