Which surgical mesh is not safe?

Using surgical mesh for hernia repairs has been possible for decades, but with mixed results due to rejection and infection.

With the advent of new materials in the 1980s, mesh-based repairs were considered a medical breakthrough that dramatically reduced hernia recurrence with minimal risks. In the 2000s, more than 90 percent of all groin hernia repairs relied on surgical mesh implants.

Unfortunately, many complications related to hernia repair with surgical mesh implants that have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been associated with recalled mesh products no longer on the market. If you had a hernia repair using a surgical mesh implant, it is important for you to know whether your hernia mesh was recalled by the FDA.

Some of the most noteworthy recalls of defective mesh products used in hernia surgery

• Composix Kugel Mesh - Between 2005 and 2007, CR Bard was forced to issue a recall and cease all sales of its product, after it was discovered that the memory recoil ring can buckle or break under the stress of placement and migrate through the body – ultimately puncturing internal organs and causing internal bleeding.
• Physiomesh - In 2016, J&J's Ethicon recalled its product because it was made of a composite plastic material called polypropylene. The polypropylene surgical mesh can lead to serious complications when inserted into the human body. The product affected the patients with its serious defects that included failure to incorporate into the abdominal wall, premature disintegration, and adhesion to the bowels.
• C-Qur Mesh - Atrium Medical Corporation issued a recall for its C-Qur mesh implant in 2012 due to a packaging issue that made the product unsuitable for its purpose. The manufacturer used an all-natural Omega 3 fatty acid gel coating that was made from purified pharmaceutical-grade fish oil, intended to prevent adhesions with the polypropylene material, but the coating caused adverse effects with some patients almost immediately. Other patients who tolerated the coating experienced internal organ damage as the coating separated from the mesh over time.
• Proceed Surgical Mesh - Because the structural integrity of the product was found to be compromised once implanted in the human body, the Proceed mesh by Ethicon has been the subject of multiple recalls. Constructed out of lightweight polypropylene, this soft mesh was coated with oxidized regenerated cellulose to prevent injury within the body. The entire device was radiated so that the coating would assume a resorbable characteristic and starting a degradation process to the mesh polymer beneath, which caused product shrinkage, disintegration, and migration throughout the body.

Other brands and device models of hernia mesh that are currently the subjects of multiple claims

If a mesh product used in your surgery was found faulty, you can get fair compensation for your injuries

Have you or a loved one had serious complications after hernia mesh surgery or had revision or repair surgery? If yes, it is possible that you may have been implanted with a recalled device. Atraxia Law can efficiently help you whether you are entitled to compensation.

You need to be aware that you have options to pursue damages and compensation for the pain and suffering the defective product has caused.