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Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch
The Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch, manufactured by Davol, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc., is used during surgery to repair hernias. The patch is inserted into the patient behind the wound and expands and flattens in order to protect the wound from re-opening. However, problems arose when the patch would break. Once the patch breaks, patients experience abdominal pain, fever and tenderness at the implantation site.
In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall of the patch. The FDA issued warnings to doctors to stop using the patch and warnings to patients to seek medical attention if experiencing unexplained fever, persistent abdominal pain, or tenderness at the incision site.
Between 2006 and 2007, the FDA expanded the recalls to include all variations of the Kugel Mesh Patches.
In April 2007, the FDA inspected Davol’s Rhode Island headquarters and uncovered serious problems with the quality assurance programs used in manufacturing the Kugel Mesh Patch.
Due to the voluminous number of cases, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation of the United States Courts consolidated all federal cases regarding the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch and transferred the cases to the District of Rhode Island for all pretrial proceedings.
RODANAST, P.C. is a national leader in pursuing cases for people injured by the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch. If you or a loved one suffered an injury from the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, please contact us today.
