the latest legal and medical news related to the hernia patch recall
Court Expands Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Litigation
The maker of the defective Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch will now have to face even more lawsuits over faulty hernia patches.
Posted: 176d 5h 09m ago
Federal Court Expands Scope of Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch
On January 8, 2008, a Federal Court judge in Rhode Island expanded the scope of the consolidated proceedings involving hernia patches manufactured by Davol/Bard to cover all Davol Marlex/Teflon products, with or without "memory recoil rings."
Posted: 197d 5h 34m ago
Man Sues Maker of Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch
An Arkansas man is suing the makers of the Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, alleging that a hernia patch made by Davol and its parent company Bard caused a massive infection that forced him to undergo surgery to have the patch replaced.
Posted: 199d 7h 02m ago
Kugel Mesh Patch A Terrible Ordeal
In 2003, when Janine Ryan's mother, Sophia, had a Kugel Mesh hernia patch implanted, neither knew that there were any possible risks associated with the patch.
Posted: 7h 56m ago
Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Lawsuits Head to Court in Rhode Island
Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch lawsuits stemming from Davol, Inc's 2005 recall of the defective medical device are shining a spotlight on the US District Court in Providence, Rhode Island that will decide many of the Kugel Patch cases.
Posted: 10h 52m ago
History of Hernia Patch Raises Questions on Implant Recalls
How do makers of implanted medical devices react when one of their products starts breaking? One answer can be found in the case of a hernia repair device made by a subsidiary of C. R. Bard Inc.
Posted: 6h 17m ago
Kugel Mesh Patients Not Out of the Woods Yet
Just because the Kugel Mesh Patch was recalled over a year ago does not mean that adverse event reports regarding the hernia patch are no longer being submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In fact, the FDA received numerous reports in August of serious problems with the Kugel Mesh Patch, some of them life-threatening incidents.
Posted: 10h 37m ago
