The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.
The product was used for laparoscopic therapeutic treatment of an incisional hernia.
It was reported that after the implant, the patient experienced seroma, adhesions, recurrence, masses, keloid, abscess, mesh erosion, lipomas, scarring, ascites, abdominal masses, suture granulomas, fibrosis, patchy chronic inflammation, foreign body giant cell reaction, hemosiderin-laden macrophages, swelling, tenderness, ptosis of abdomen/mons pubis, loose mesh, fluid collection, diastasis, fascial laxity, nausea, and abdominal pain.
Post-operative patient treatment included removal of mesh, evacuation of seroma, debridement of tissue/mesh, excision of lipomas, hernia repair with sutures, abdominoplasty, panniculectomy, mons pubis resection and pexy, lysis of adhesions, excision of small bowel mass/omental mass, and hernia repair with mesh.
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