Laparoscopic surgeries changed hernia repairs and made things easier for the patients. Thanks to this procedure, the recovery should take place quicker and there should be less pain involved. The process is not too complicated either. There are some small incisions in the abdomen made by the doctor. Then, the surgical tools go through that opening and repair the hernia.However, there is one important element in this process: mesh products. They are used to support the damaged or the weakened tissue and they are supposed to be really flexible. However, in the past years we saw numerous reports that indicated some serious flaws with the mesh products created by Ethicon.

Defective products

The faulty mesh products used in many hernia repairs were not useful and they led to serious injuries and deaths. On May 25 2016 someone finally noticed the major flaws. An “Urgent Field Safety Notice” has been issued by Johnson & Johnson.Patients have been warned about the high rate of reoperation and recurrence after hernia repairs that used these products. Finally, the company decided to recall the Ethicon Physiomesh Composite Mesh in 2016. Nevertheless, this still means that the product has been around for 6 years, which is a long period of time.

Not all products have been recalled

The product line that was recalled was Ethicon Physiomesh Composite Mesh product line, while the Ethicon Physiomesh Open Flexible Composite Mesh Device is still on the market. This situationsmakes many persons skeptical and they wonder whether the device is really safe, especially since many similar products have already been recalled.

Complications, injuries and deaths.

Ethicon Physiomesh caused a lot of pain. There are many complications caused by Physiomesh. For example, patients had to deal with mesh contraction, mesh migration, bleeding, pain, infection, perforation of the neighboring tissues, as well as scar-like tissue that sticks tissues together.If you had a hernia repair and you have any of those symptoms it is recommended that you actually go and report everything to the FDA since they can help you. Also, it is important to check whether your doctor is informed and knows everything about this.

Multiple lawsuits again Ethicon

Legal action became the only way to make justice and patients chose to file a hernia mesh lawsuit. The manufacturer of the Ethicon Physiomesh Composite Mesh is accused of all the complications that occurred as a consequence of the product.The flaws of this product have already been proved and even the company admitted the accusation when it agreed to recall the Flexible Composite Mesh. The company agreed to recall “All unexpired lots impacted by this voluntary product recall.”It is very likely that in these case, mass tort cases that are filed all over the country will be gathered in the same courtroom, so that everything will move easily and the verdict will be given sooner. It is recommended to find a bigger firm, since local lawyers cannot really handle the size of such a law suit.
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