The patient's attorney alleged a deficiency against the device.The product was used for therapeutic treatment of incisional hernias.It was reported that after implant, the patient experienced abdominal pain, infected mesh, nonhealing abdominal wound, ulceration, abdominal distention, mesh failure, pain, mental anguish, permanent and severe scarring and disfigurement, recurrence, mesh erosion, mesh contraction, infection, fat necrosis, fistula, seroma, inflammation, scar tissue, organ perforation, dyspareunia, blood loss, neuropathic and other acute chronic nerve damage and pain.Post-operative patient treatment included operations to locate and remove mesh, drainage of seroma, placement of wound vac, debridement, abdominoplasty, placement of mesh prosthesis, ultrasound guided peritoneal abscess drained, placement of new mesh, operations to attempt to repair organs, tissue, and nerve damage, and the use of pain control and other medications.
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