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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
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The company which runs hospital that admitted to using a Composix Kugel mesh patch after the Food and Drug Administration issued a hernia patch recall now says that at least six additional patients at two facilities also received the device after the recall date. Sentara Healthcare says that four patients at Virginia Beach General Hospital and three at Sentara Leigh Hospital received a Kugel patch implant months after the hernia patch recall was issued. |
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 |
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An investigation has revealed that doctors at a Virginia hospital implanted a recalled Composix Kugel mesh patch during a local woman’s hernia surgery. Judith Coyne says that she received the Kugel mesh patch a full six months after the Food and Drug Administration issued a hernia patch recall for the device. |
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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Two Tennessee men have filed a hernia patch lawsuit against Davol Inc., the manufacturer of the Composix Kugel mesh hernia patch. The lawsuit by Hugh French and Michael Earles alleges that their health has become much worse after being implanted with the Kugel mesh patch, and that they may face additional health problems in the future because of the device. |
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Wednesday, 05 September 2007 |
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A federal judicial panel has announced that all of the hernia patch lawsuits filed over the Composix Kugel mesh hernia patch will be transferred to Rhode Island for pre-trial proceedings. |
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Saturday, 24 March 2007 |
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The manufacturer of the Composix Kugel mesh patch kept the device on the market long after it learned of several injuries linked with the hernia patch, including at least one fatality, according to an FDA report. |
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