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at Tim D. Wilson Investigations we are currently working
with our clients in conjunction with top physicians and
attorneys from across the United States in order to
investigate cases involving the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh
Hernia Patch. The Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch was designed
with many flaws that have caused serious injury to
patients who have used this device. Currently this
device has been recalled. Some of the injuries that
patients are experiencing from the use of this device
are extreme pain, life threatening conditions, and many
patients will never fully recover from their injuries.
Our investigators are currently researching this device
and are working with clients' nation wide in order to
help them win their cases.
The Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch was designed by Dr. Robert
D. Kugel and a patent was granted to him in 1994. The
Kugel mesh hernia patch is used to repair ventral
hernias that are caused by thinning and stretching of
the scar tissue which develops after a patient has
undergone surgery. This patch is inserted through a
small incision, placed behind the hernia, and is held
open by a memory recoil ring. The memory recoil ring is
designed to fit through the small incision and is then
able to spring open after it has been put in the proper
place.
It was not until November of 1996 that the United States
Food and Drug Administration granted the approval of the
Kugel Mesh Hernia patch for the use in repairing
hernias. Once granted approval for its use, the Kugel
Mesh Hernia Patch was placed on the market by a company
called Davol. In the year 2002 Davol introduced a larger
Kugel mesh hernia patch, and not long after, the reports
of problems with this device became alarming. Many
patients who used this defective medical device began
experiencing major problems due to the malfunctioning of
this device. Some of the conditions that many people
experience from this medical device include bowel
obstructions, bowel perforations, and chronic enteric
fistulas. Although many people have suffered from the
use of the Kugel mesh hernia patch thousands are still
at risk.
Following many complaints in 2005, Davol stopped making
the Kugel extra large mesh hernia patch. It was on
December 22, 2005 that a voluntary Class 1 recall was
issued by the manufacture, Devol and Bard, Inc., for the
extra large mesh hernia patch. The recall was then
expanded on March 24, 2006 to include the large oval and
the large circle versions of the patch. The reason
behind the recall is that it was determined that during
the procedure when it is installed, damage was caused to
the recoil ring thus causing the ring to be defective.
Some of the conditions that patients have experienced
from the defective Kugel mesh hernia patches are bowel
obstructions, bowel perforations, and chronic enteric
fistulas. Bowl obstructions are when a patient has a
partial or even total blockage inside the intestines.
These blockages do not allow the normal contents of the
intestines to pass through normally resulting in serious
injury and pain. Bowel perforations may also occur.
Bowel perforations occur when an opening forms inside
the intestinal wall. Bowel perforations are extremely
dangerous and if left untreated can cause sepsis or even
fatal blood infections. Another serious condition that
can occur from a defective Kugel mesh hernia patch is
chronic enteric fistulas. Enteric fistulas occur when an
abnormal connection is formed between two parts of the
intestines. This condition can be serious, resulting in
extreme abdominal pain and infection that can spread
into the bloodstream. There has even been a report of a
patient dying following an operation to repair
intestinal fistulas caused by this hernia patch.
Although Davol knew of defects in the Kugel mesh hernia
patch, the early warning signs were ignored. We believe
that injured victims should be compensated for the pain,
suffering and irreversible injuries that they have
experienced from this hernia patch. If you or a loved
one has suffered from this defective medical device,
please contact our office so that we can help you fight
o receive the justice you deserve.
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