The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.
The product was used for therapeutic treatment of an incisional ventral hernia.
It was reported that after the implant, the patient experienced recurrence, abdominal wall fluid, draining sinus, infection, abscess, adhesions, sinus tract, purulent material, open wound, and leukocytes.
Post-operative patient treatment included revision surgery, excisional debridement of draining sinus of abdominal wall, guided abscess drainage, sinus tract evacuated, wound irrigated/packed, diagnostic laparoscopy, lysis of adhesions, bilateral posterior component separation with bilateral transversus abdominis release, debridement of abdominal wall including skin/subcutaneous tissue/fascia/rectus muscle, removal of mesh, intra-abdominal omental flap, scar revision, wound vac, removal of tacks, purulent material excised, ileostomy revision, and hernia repair with new mesh.
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