Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Recall Lawsuit

by admin on September 20th, 2009

Each year in the United States over 600,000 hernia repair surgeries are performed. Kugel hernia mesh is used to repair inguinal, femoral, hiatal and umbilical hernias. The FDA along with the manufacturer issued a recall on certain types of the Kugel mesh hernia patch in 2005. This recall was announced following reports of patients suffering from bowel perforations and chronic intestinal fistulae due to the memory recoil ring breaking following the surgery.

The Bard Composix Kugel patch recall was later expanded in January 2007 to include additional lot numbers. The expanded hernia mesh recall was also due to hernia mesh complications caused by the possibility of the mesh’s “memory recoil ring” breaking.

Mesh Hernia Repairs

The recalled Kugel patch products were used for ventral or incisional hernia repair surgery. It is recommended that patients who have one of recalled Kugel patch mesh and are experiencing symptoms such as unexplained or persistent abdominal pain seek medical attention.
The Kugel hernia mesh patch is used during hernia surgery for several types of repair procedures including:

• Inguinal
• Ventral
• Laparoscopic

The most common type of hernia repair is the ventral where the folded mesh patch is placed behind the hernia through a small incision. After the patch is properly inserted it springs open through a memory coil ring and then lays flat. A Kugel hernia patch recall was announced following increasing reports that the memory recoil ring was breaking and causing serious injuries.

C.R. Bard (Davol), the manufacturer of the Kugel hernia mesh patches, first notified consumers of the recall in December 2005. At the time of the initial Kugel recall approximately 32,000 mesh patches had been sold worldwide. The recall was later expanded to include additional lots of the Large Oval and Large Circle products. The expanded recall of the Kugel mesh patch came after Davol became aware of patients suffering from life-threatening complications such as bowel perforations and chronic enteric fistulas.

Davol initially placed blame on the surgeons doing the hernia repair surgeries stating that they were performing the procedures incorrectly. However, further testing later showed that the Kugel hernia patch consistently failed at the area where it was welded during manufacturing.

Kugel Mesh Lawsuit

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