The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.
The product was used for therapeutic treatment of an incarcerated incisional hernia.
It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced recurrence, draining sinus, subcutaneous abscess drainage with seropurulent material, adhesions, hematoma, draining serous material from incision, seroma, lateral hernia, mesh erosion, and granuloma.
Post-operative patient treatment included excision of draining sinus, incision and drainage of wound abscess, mesh edges excised, incisional hernia recurrence requiring placement of new mesh, lysis of adhesions, aspiration of hematoma and seroma, excision of small bowel with mesh erosion, excision of old mesh, adhesions removed, partial excision of mesh, as well as excision of suture sinus and suture granuloma.
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