Have you or someone you know had a hernia operation?

If the kugel patch was used in this procedure, there's important recall information in the link below:

http://www.earningtrade.com/kp12/

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Devol, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard initiated a recall on December 5th 2005 for its Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Large Oval and Large Circle Patch which were designed to treat ventricle hernias.

The patch is inserted through a small incision and is placed behind the hernia. A "memory recoil ring" is used to keep the patch closed until after it has been inserted in the body.

The purpose of the patch is to prevent the hernia from pushing through weakened tissue walls, specifically in cases when stomach muscles are too weak for surgery to repair the hernia. However, the "memory recoil ring" can break under the stress of placement in the body, resulting in bowel perforations and chronic intestinal fistulae.

Some of them are, but not limited to;
Tenderness at the implant area
Unexplained pain
Redness at the implanted area
Fever
Any unusual symptoms

If you or a loved one have experienced problems with the implanted Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, which may consist of bowel perforations and chronic intestinal fistulae, please contact an attorney.

Thanks for the info

You be welcome, MM.
Pass on the info, if you know someone who's had it done.

I sure will

I was born with two and they were fixed in the early 60s...I did get a notice of a possible recall on plates in my leg..Still waiting to hear more about that.