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Several hernia mesh injury reports and product liability lawsuits have highlighted the safety risks involved with certain hernia mesh products. Ethicon, a medical device subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has been named in hundreds of lawsuits, claiming their hernia mesh products are defective and unfit for human use.
The Prolene Hernia System is an Ethicon product made of two separate layers of polypropylene mesh and a mesh tube. The Prolene system is typically used for inguinal hernias.
When hernia mesh fails, however, and revision surgery may be necessary, which can carry a number of additional health and safety risks. Patients have reported to the FDA several symptoms of failing mesh following Prolene polypropylene system and Prolene 3D hernia mesh injury, including the following:
- Chronic pain
- Infection
- Scarring
- Mesh Erosion
- Fistula
- Urinary issues
- Nerve entrapment
- Recurrent hernia
- Seroma
- Adhesions
- Bowel Perforation
- Bowel Blockage
The Lyon Firm represents injured plaintiffs nationwide in Ethicon Prolene and 3D Mesh hernia mesh lawsuits.
Joe Lyon works with medical experts to determine the root cause of a hernia mesh injury, and has experience engaging large medical device companies in product liability litigation.
Prolene Hernia Mesh Injury
The Prolene Hernia System has been on the market since around the year 2000. If you have had revision surgery or experienced serious Prolene hernia mesh injury or 3D mesh complications from 2007 to the present, you may be able to file a personal injury and product liability lawsuits and recover compensation related to medical expenses, pain and suffering and emotional distress.
Preserving removed mesh may not be a priority for many patients, but it can be crucial when considering legal action. Have your surgeon preserve any removed mesh product to use as evidence should the mesh be defective and the reason for any Prolene hernia mesh injury.
Ethicon Hernia Mesh Lawsuits
There have been no official FDA recalls for the Prolene Hernia Mesh System or Prolene 3D Mesh product, however, that doesn’t mean the product is safe for use. Plaintiffs claim a design defect has caused numerous patient injuries, many of which have been reported to the FDA and their implanting surgeons.
Contact a medical device and hernia mesh attorney if you have experienced severe complications such as pain, infection, revision surgery, bowel blockage and perforation, seroma, fistula, and other serious health issues.
