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Hernia Mesh

FDA Device Warnings

13 July
2011

Surgical Mesh: FDA Safety Communication

Hernia Mesh Legal Options

Updated: July 13, 2011

FDA wants to inform you about complications that may occur with the surgical mesh that is sometimes used to repair hernias, and to provide you with questions you may want to ask your surgeon before having this procedure. This is part of our commitment to keep the public informed about the medical products we regulate.

Hundreds of thousands of hernia repair operations are performed each year both with and without surgical mesh, and patients generally recover quickly and do well after surgery.

However, FDA has received reports of complications associated with the mesh. The complications include adverse reactions to the mesh, adhesions (when the loops of the intestines adhere to each other or the mesh), and injuries to nearby organs, nerves or blood vessels . Other complications of hernia repair can occur with or without the mesh, including infection, chronic pain and hernia recurrence.

Most of the complications reported to us so far have been associated with mesh products that have been recalled and are no longer on the market. For further information on the recalled products, please visit the FDA Medical Device Recall website.

Talk to your doctor

Before having a hernia operation, be sure to let the surgeon know if you’ve had a past reaction to materials used in surgical mesh or sutures, such as polypropylene.

  • Before having a hernia operation, be sure to let the surgeon know if you’ve had a past reaction to materials used in surgical mesh or sutures, such as polypropylene.
  • If surgical mesh will be used, is there special patient information that comes with the product, and can I have a copy?
  • If surgical mesh will be used, what’s been your experience with this particular product, and with treating potential mesh complications?
  • What can I expect to feel after surgery and for how long?

Each of these procedures has unique risks and benefits and it is important not to confuse the procedures and the risks and benefits.

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How can you seek compensation?

An Experienced Law Firm Can:

  • Help you recover medical expenses and lost income from all responsible parties.
  • Help you obtain records, case information, legal documents and photographs related to your case.
  • Track down witnesses that must be found and asked for testimony regarding your Personal Injury case.
  • Guide you through each step of the legal process and will help minimize potential disruptions to your life so you can focus on your recovery.
  • Provide expert witnesses that have testified in similar Personal Injury cases that will help with your settlement.
  • Help educate you about your case and the state laws involved.
  • Make sure that your Personal Injury case is filed within the statute of limitations for your state.
  • Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) litigation is complicated and can involve large sums of money. A personal injury lawyer can make sure that you get compensation.
  • Can usually tell within a few minutes whether they can help you, and if they can't, maybe direct you to someone who can.

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