Thursday 03 April 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8339
Date Request Received: 11/12/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 17/12/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Gynaecological Clinicians - pessary
Request Category: Researcher
| Question Number 1: Gynaecological Clinicians In line with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) we would like to understand your use and aftercare of the B. Braun Aesculap Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary and we would be grateful if you could respond to the following questions: The B. Braun Aesculap Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary is used to relieve symptomatic prolapse of the Uterus where patients are either unwilling or unfit (chronic illness, old age) for surgery and the ring Pessary falls out. The Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary can be used as a stopgap, where surgery needs to be delayed or the patient requires limited relief. After initial fitting with a Medical Practitioner/ Gynaecologist, the maximum allowable time the Vaginal Pessary should be fitted without removal, for review and cleaning, is 3 months. After which the device should be cleaned and re-fitted. Please would you respond to the following questions: 1. Name: | |
| Answer To Question 1: Unable to name due to Banding. | |
| Question Number 2: Job Title | |
| Answer To Question 2: Clinical Nurse Specialist | |
| Question Number 3: Hospital: | |
| Answer To Question 3: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Question Number 4: Over the last two calendar years (Jan 23 – Nov 24) has your hospital/organisation experienced any failure of the Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary after implanting that relate to the materials used? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Brand not used in this department. | |
| Question Number 5: Over the last two calendar years (Jan 23 – Nov 24) has your hospital/organisation experienced any Adverse Events that were not reported to the MHRA and what side effects or adverse events occurred? | |
| Answer To Question 5: Brand not used in this department. | |
| Question Number 6: For the population of patients that your hospital uses an implanted Vaginal Pessary, do you feel there are other devices available that performs the same tasks as the Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary and which devices seem to have less adverse effects on this group of patients? | |
| Answer To Question 6: Brand not used in this department. | |
| Question Number 7: Are the ranges of sizes of the Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary from 51mm – 101mm adequate for your patient population? | |
| Answer To Question 7: Brand not used in this department. | |
| Question Number 8: Can you describe your experience of using the Simpson Shelf Vaginal Pessary with your patients and would you recommend its use to other clinicians at other Hospital or wider audience? | |
| Answer To Question 8: Brand not used in this department. | |
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