Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Legal News Articles & Interviews

Appleton, WI “If I knew that some Kugel Mesh had been recalled, I would have insisted on having it taken out sooner,” says Ann. “This mesh had 10 years to seriously damage my body.”

Los Angeles, CA Harry wishes he had spent more time researching Kugel Mesh before having surgery to treat a hernia. After two more unsuccessful surgeries to remove the Composix Kugel Mesh patch, Harry is filing a Kugel Mesh lawsuit.

Muskogee, OK Mary wishes she never had a Kugel Mesh patch implanted to treat a hernia. In fact, she would rather live with a hernia than the Composix Kugel Mesh patch.

Houston, TX Although it has been more than three years since Kugel Mesh litigation resulted in a settlement with C.R. Bard, Kugel Mesh lawsuits are still being filed. That’s because some patients received the device before the Kugel Mesh recalls began, and in some cases the hernia repair mesh reportedly can take longer to fail.

Houston, TX Attorney Derek Potts, who was on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee for the Kugel Mesh litigation, says cases are still being accepted while others have been settled out of court.

Houston, TX Although the Composix Kugel Mesh hernia patch was recalled in 2005, and in its wake the manufacturer offered settlements in about 2,600 lawsuits, claims are still being filed. Earlier this year, The American Surgeon reported a case of mesh migration several years after a woman had hernia surgery.

Sherman, TX While more than 2,600 Kugel Mesh victims have settled claims from C.R. Bard, the parent company of Davol, people are still filing Kugel Mesh lawsuits claiming the medical device manufacturer failed to adequately design the hernia patches and failed to warn doctors and patients of known problems with the mesh.

Providence, RI It’s been some time since Kugel mesh has been in the news. The mesh, manufactured by Davol Inc. and its parent company Bard, has been around since first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996. Mesh has also, over time, become the preferred method for repair of abdominal hernias. However, what seems to have driven the Kugel Mesh litigation parade is the adoption of placement methods through small incisions, with mesh tightly coiled for insertion, then expanded into place through the deployment of a “memory coil ring.”

Ormond Beach, FL When will Bard stop messing around with people's lives and stop making mesh products, including kugel mesh and Avaulta mesh?

Dallas, TX A Texas woman filed a negligence lawsuit against the maker of Kugel Mesh, Davol Inc. and its parent company C.R. Bard Inc., in August 2011, claiming the defendants failed to adequately and properly test and inspect Kugel Mesh to determine whether it was safe.