The patient¿s attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for therapeutic treatment of multiple ventral hernias.It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced infection, severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, tolerating little food and not walking, vomiting, suffered fall due to weakness, shortness of breath, gi infection, watery, bloody stools, mid abdominal mass markedly tender to palpation, coumadin toxicity, sepsis and abdominal wall abscess, atrial fibrillation, hypotension, lactatemia and leukocytosis, splenomegaly, subscapular fluid collection, gi hemorrhage, colonic fistula, c diff colitis, leukocytosis, lactic acidosis, acute renal failure, anemia due to blood loss, severe sepsis with acute organ dysfunction, severe protein calorie malnutrition, gram neg infection, pseudomonas infection, constipation, nausea when sees food, increase drainage from wound.Post-operative patient treatment included iv fluids and blood transfusion (2 units), incision and drainage of abdominal wall abscess, hospital stay, skilled level care, long term care facility, and patient passed away on (b)(6) 2017.Death certificate notes cause of death as abdominal wall abscess, colonic fistula and diverticulosis.
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