The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for a laparoscopic therapeutic treatment of a incisional ventral hernia.It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced adhesions, recurrence, mesh migration, mesh erosion into viscera, abscess, retrorectus space with rush of fluid/ succus, and enterocutaneous fistula.Post-operative patient treatm ent included drainage of abdominal abscess, small bowel resection, hernia repair with mesh, diagnostic laparoscopy, enterolysis, removal of abscess, lysis of adhesions, meckel diverticulectomy, and mesh removal.
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