Posts tagged Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch

• Saving Patients

  Robert Binstock | June 25, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Patients should review the latest information to see if they have been implanted with the recalled device and seek medical attention right away if symptoms occur. Patients who have received one of the recalled hernia mesh patches may also qualify for medical monitoring and compensation from the manufacturer. Accurate testing of the Kugel Mesh Patch would have showed the defects of the device and...

• Beware of Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch Injury

  Robert Binstock | June 18, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  April 3, 2006 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Davol, Inc. have notified healthcare professionals regarding the expansion of a class 1 recall for a ventral hernia repair device to include all lots of the oval "midline" size, and lots manufactured before 2004 of the large oval and large circle products. The recall previously affected only the extra-large oval patch.The recall is...

• Kugel Patch Recall

  Lindsay Bauer | March 09, 2007 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Doctors have been advised to stop using the Kugel Mesh Patch and the FDA is recommending that patients who were implanted with Patches on the recall list seek immediate medical attention if they experience unusual symptoms. The Kugel Mesh Patch is used to repair a ventral hernia. A hernia is described by doctors as a defect of gap in the abdominal muscle wall through which an intra-abdominal...

• Hernia Mesh Patch Recall Upgraded

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA has announced an upgrade to the recall on Kugel Mesh Hernia Patches to a "Class 1" because the defective devices can cause serious health problems and possibly even death.According to the FDA Recall Notice, it advises patients to review the latest information on the recall to see if they have been implanted with the recalled device. If any medical symptoms arise, patients should seek...