The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.
The product was used for therapeutic treatment of a hernia.
It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced excision of prior incisional hernia mesh, recurrent incisional hernia repaired with new mesh.
There was stool coming out from the hernia repair incision confirmed colonic perforation and fecal contamination around the hernia repair site, significant infection of abdominal wall, infected hematoma in lower abdomen, bowels were adhered, there were several pockets of abscesses, lysis of adhesions, chronic abscess with pus in left upper quadrant, debridement of abdominal wall, infected soft tissue and abscess, there was some necrosis in the area, there was presence of the mesh in this location caused chronic infection which did not allow the wound to heal.
Post-operative patient treatment included additional surgery.
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