Composix Kugel Mesh Patch Removed from Market

December 22, 2005, the Composix Kugel Mesh Patch was removed from the U.S. market The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch is manufactured by Davol, Inc and is used for incisional hernias.

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.
      
If the plastic coil ring has increased stress from surgical placement techniques, it can possibly break  There have been several reports of broken rings with the product.

Possible symptoms from malfunction of the Kugel Mesh Patch include, bowel perforations and/or chronic intestinal fistulae, which are 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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