The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for therapeutic treatment of a hiatal hernia.It was reported that after the implant, the patient experienced mental pain/anguish, physical pain, permanent injury, physical deformity, abdominal pain, nausea, chills, loss of appetite, weight loss, infection, scarring, adhesions, abscess, discomfort, failure of mesh, defective mesh, disfigurement, mesh erosion, mesh contraction, fistula, inflammation, scar tissue, organ perforation, recurrence, dyspareunia, blood loss, neuropathic, nerve damage, and lack of energy.Post-operative patient treatment included revision surgery, drainage of infection, pain medication, operations to attempt to repair organs/tissue/nerve damage, and removal of mesh.
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