The surgeon implanted a surgimesh wn tealfil-8, using the plug portion only, to repair the patient's inguinal hernia on (b)(6) 2015.The wn teafil-8 was removed from sterile packaging in the operating field.Antibiotics were initiated for the patient on 1/26/16 due to a developing infection.The surgeon removed the mesh on (b)(6) 2017.This case is one (1) of five (5) removals for infection out of approximately 530 open inguinal repairs (<1% infection rate) done by the surgeon using the wn tealfil-8 mesh.
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