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3 Jul, 2007 5:02 am
Following an expanded recall of the Kugel hernia patch, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has inspected the headquarters of its manufacturer, Davol, Inc., and
issued the company a warning, citing serious quality control problems related to the manufacture...
10 Jul, 2007 2:16 pm
Following an expanded recall of the Kugel hernia patch, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has inspected the headquarters of its manufacturer, Davol, Inc., and
issued the company a warning, citing serious quality control problems related to the manufacture...
3 Jan, 2008 10:58 am
Following multiple surgeries to fix several hernias, Marion Teague, from Texas, started having stomach pain. The Plaintiff asserts in his product liability lawsuit that the hernia patch
was defective because it became infected. The Texas man also claims that the hernia mesh was defectively designed, that the medical product manufacturer was negligent in making such a
dangerous product and that there were inadequate warnings. What is of obvious concern with a defective hernia patch is the myriad ...
19 Nov 12:28 pm
... (r) Composix(r) Kugel(r) Mesh Patch, a device used to repair incisional (or ventral) hernias. The patch is manufactured by Davol, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard. The
patch contains a "memory coil ring" that allows the patch to be ... . More than 80 injuries and several fatalities have been reported to the FDA as a result of the use of the patch.
Because the manufacturer, Davol, does not have access to patient records, it only notified its customers, who are hospital and doctors. Although Davol has ...
16 Sep 5:51 pm
According to Lawyers USA, settlements have been reached between Davol Inc. and the plaintiffs of at least five Kugel hernia mesh lawsuits. The products liability
complaints accuse ... that caused serious internal injuries and high-risk complications. Davol Inc. is a C.R. Bard, Inc. subsidiary. The plaintiffs of these Kugel
hernia mesh lawsuits ... injury victim might not even be aware that he or she was injured. At first, Davol Inc. blamed the broken Kugel mesh hernia patch rings on the
surgeons. Tests ...
29 May 12:49 pm
Kugel Mesh patches, used to repair ventral and incisional hernias, were approved by the FDA in 1996. By 2002, Davol Inc. began receiving complaints, but blamed injuries on
the doctors who were installing the patches. However, they issued a ... process as well as the methods it used to handle product complaints. The FDA believes that these problems
hindered Davol's ability to timely and effectively deal with the problems. A company that negligently (or intentionally) fails to monitor complaints, all ...
26 Aug, 2008 10:18 am
... using mesh based devices. Hernia repair is a good example, and it looked like a promising application. Davol, Inc. found a way to fold a mesh patch surrounded with a
plastic recoil ring for easy insertion through a small incision. After insertion, the mesh pad would expand in place and ... reopening to flatten and expand the mesh inside the
abdominal wall. The FDA has since requested that Davol, Inc. recall its Kugel Mesh Patch device. Surgeons also use mesh inside arteries to ...
6 Nov, 2007 5:55 am
... 13 actions against C.R. Bard and its wholly-owned subsidiary Davol, Inc. alleging that implantable hernia patch can break and cause personal ... District of Georgia
Nature of Suits: Consists of twenty actions against ConAgra Foods, Inc. asserting claims relating to consumption or purchase of allegedly contaminated peanut butter manufactured
... New Jersey Nature of Suits: Consists of thirteen actions against Menu Foods, Inc. and other defendants stemming from recall of pet food products allegedly tainted ...
12 May, 2007 1:01 pm
... mesh hernia patch is used to repair ventral hernias. There are over 750,000 hernia operations each year in the U.S. The Kugel hernia mesh patch is manufactured by C.R. Bard,
Inc., and their subsidiary, Davol, Inc. who owns the patent on the device. The Kugel mesh patch is made of two pieces of mesh that surround a flexible plastic ring.
The surgeon places the mesh patch in a small incision. The surgeon would fold the patch and place it at the ...
21 Sep, 2007 9:39 am
... by means of an incision. The patch is then held open by a memory recoil ring. The Composix® Kugel Mesh Patch was recently recalled by its manufacturer, Davol, Inc., a
subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc., after it was discovered that the memory recoil ring can break under stress and perforate internal organs. Patients who have had a hernia repair
using the patch have been urged by the FDA to contact their hernia ...
9 Sep, 2008 12:30 pm
/**/ Gayvont v. Davol, Inc., No. 07-1966ML; MDL 07-1842ML; 2008 WL 2433258 (D. R.I. Feb. 6, 2008). Inspired by Judge Lisi's economy of words, the editors hereby resolve to
keep this post shorter than the ... analysis of Abrego posted on May 25, 2006) and the 7th Circuit's "reasonable probability" standard from Brill v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
(Editors' Note: See the CAFA Law Blog analysis of Brill posted on November 2, 2005) . The District of Rhode Island rejected the ...
21 Oct, 2008 2:00 pm
The Bard® PerFix® Plug, introduced by Davol, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc., in 1993, is a medical device used to repair "primary and recurrent inguinal hernias."
27 Dec, 2006 7:33 am
Earlier this month a law firm out of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, announced that they are filing suit on behalf of their client against Davol, Inc., the manufacturer of
Composix Kugel Mesh Patch, which as been used in a number of hernia repair surgeries. The defective medical device has been known to cause serious complications in patients who have
undergone hernia surgery in which is was employed.
31 Jul, 2007 2:57 pm
The victims of product liability and wrongful death have begun to sue Davol Inc., the manufacturer of the hernia repair device called Composix Kugel Mesh Patch. Some of
the patches have failed some time after hernia surgeries causing serious injuries and death. The use of the defective product has caused perforated bowels, has abnormally attached
itself to other organs or passageways and has stuck to other internal ...
20 May, 2008 11:58 am
The Kugel mesh patch was recalled two-and-a-half years ago on December 22, 2005. The hernia patch, made by Davol, Inc., was used for ventral or incisional hernias but has
been removed because of a product defect. The Kugel mesh patch is made of two pieces of mesh that encompass a plastic ring. The Kugel patch would be placed in the patient's body and
folded on the hernia. The released ring ...
19 Dec, 2008 2:21 pm
... (autologous tissue graft), but that method was very invasive, and surgeons turned to using synthetic materials. DePuy, Inc., submitted a 510(k) for its surgical mesh and
listed equivalent devices, including Peri-Guard. In reviewing the DePuy ... . Boston Scientific Corporation acquired Vesica and the Vesica System. Boston Scientific Corporation also
acquired Meadox Medicals, Inc., which manufactured a bovine collagen covered polyester fabric called Hemashield, and that fabric was a tubular graft ...
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