Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch

DAVOL KUGEL MESH PATCH

Davol Inc, a subsidiary of C R Bard, manufactured the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch to aid in the repair of ventral hernias. The medical device was intended to be placed behind the hernia during surgery and then the spring loaded plastic memory recoil ring holds the patch open. It is the memory recoil ring that has, unfortunately, been the reason for this medical device to be recalled as it can break which leads to bowel perforation or chronic enteric fistulae, or the abnormal connection between the two tissues that are otherwise not normally connected. The breaks can be caused by many factors, some of which will include any mild pressure that may be exerted during other surgical techniques.

A patient that has received the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch may experience unexplained abdominal pain accompanied with tenderness at the implant sight and possibly a fever. These are sure signs that the medical device may have malfunctioned and the patient should seek immediate medical attention. Once medical attention has been sought, there are three procedures that can be done to check and find out if the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch has actually failed causing the symptoms. These procedures may include a lower plate x-ray being taken, barium fluid being swallowed or given as an enema, and reverse imaging CT scan being performed.

Davol Inc originally took the inititive to alert the public about the defects associated with the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch on March 24, 2006 by advising physicians and surgeons to not only discontinue use of this medical device, but to also contact any previous patients that were given the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch and communicating the risk of using the device. Even after Davol Inc had done this, the company continued to go as far as asking the physicians and surgeons to report back to Davol Inc and the FDA any discoveries associated with informing the previous patients and removing the medical device. Yet, with the physicians and surgeons being made aware of the consequences of using the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch, there are still many patients who still use these medical devices.

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