The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.
The product was used for therapeutic treatment of a ventral incisional hernia.
It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced recurrence, bowel perforation, bowel obstruction, infection, adhesions, sepsis, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, hemorrhagic free fluid, hypotension, murky serous fluid, necrotic tissue, low grade fever, purulent drainage and left upper quadrant seroma with purulent fluid.
Post-operative patient treatment included revision surgery.
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