Composix Kugel Mesh Patch Removed from Market

The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch was removed from the U.S. market on December 22, 2005. The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch is used for ventral or incisional hernias and is manufactured by Davol, Inc., a division of C.R. Bard. The device was recalled because the “memory recoil ring,” which opens the patch after it has been inserted into the intra-abdominal space, can break.
      
The plastic coil ring is designed to aid in its deployment but can break when increased stress is placed on it from certain surgical placement techniques. As of the recall date, the company received 24 reports of broken rings with the product. A malfunction of this device can lead to bowel perforations and/or chronic intestinal fistulae (abnormal connections or passageways between the intestines and other organs).

Manufacturer
Davol, Inc
Approved Uses
Ventral hernias
Incisional hernias
Status
Removed December 22, 2005

Side Effects
Bowel perforations
Chronic intestinal fistulae
Defect
Memory recoil ring breaks
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