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 the implant, the patient experienced recurrence, abscess, streptococcus anginosus, moderate prevotella buccae, moderate clostridium clostridiiforme, fluid and gas in abdominal wall, adhesions, fistula, cellulitis, urinary tract infection, infection, serosal injuries, mesh migration, wrinkled edges of mesh, abdominal pain, mesh not incorporated, purulent material, necrotic tissue, drainage of green fluid, swelling, nausea, popping sensation, sinus tract, mesh eroded into the small bowel, bile leaking through the skin, inflammation, and pain.
Post-operative patient treatment included revision surgery, admission to hospital, lysis of adhesions, hernia repair, wrinkled edges of mesh cut away, debridement of abdominal wall, repair of serosal injuries, removal of 2 portions of infected abdominal wall mesh, placement of 2 subcutaneous drains, covering site with ostomy appliance, antibiotics, drainage of abscess, small bowel resection with handsewn anastomosis, removal of fistula, excision debridement of skin/subcutaneous fat/fascia/muscle, skin-only closure of abdomen, and wound packing.
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