If you or a loved one suffered injury or complications from Covidien Parietex hernia mesh, patch or plug, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit or settlement.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit cases and settlement claims of patients who claim to have suffered complications or injuries after having hernia repair surgery involving Covidien Parietex hernia mesh products including Covidien Parietex Surgical Mesh, Composite Mesh and ProGrip Mesh.
Covidien Parietex hernia mesh is a knitted polyester-polymer based hernia mesh designed to strengthen and support weakened tissue after hernia repair or removal procedures.
Covidien Parietex Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Cases
Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who had hernia repair surgery that involved the use of Covidien mesh products and claim to have suffered serious hernia mesh problems, injuries, side-effects or complications including the following, among others:
- Abcess(es)
- Mesh adhesions to internal organs
- Mesh migration
- Mesh shrinkage
- Bowel/intestinal obstruction
- Bowel/intestinal perforation
- Bowel/intestinal removal
- Nerve damage
- Other organ perforation
- Hernia recurrence
- Fistulae
- Infection
- Seroma
- Pain and suffering
- Corrective or revision surgery to adjust or remove the mesh
- Surgery to repair damaged organs, tissue, or nerves
- Surgery to treat recurrence or re-operations
- Scarification
- Death
- Other hernia mesh injury cases
Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits filed in federal district courts have been consolidated and/or transferred into a multi-district litigation MDL, styled In re Covidien Hernia Mesh Prods. Liab. Litig. No. II, Case No. 1:22-md-03029, MDL 3029, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Judge Patti B. Saris). Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits have also been filed in various state courts, including Massachusetts and Minnesota. Defendants in the Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits have included, among others Covidien, Medtronic and Sofradim Corp.
Plaintiffs in the Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits allege, among other things, that they were implanted with various Covidien hernia mesh products to treat a hernia, and consequently suffered injury. Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit complaints allege that polyester hernia mesh is more brittle and more susceptible to fatigue fracture, breakage, fragmentation and other mechanical failures than alternative polymers, including polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polypropylene.
Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit complaints also allege that polyester is biologically incompatible with human tissue and can incite a chronic immune response that promotes degradation and contracture of the mesh, as well as the surrounding tissue, and can contribute to the formation of severe adverse reactions to the hernia mesh.
Covidien Parietex Hernia Mesh Injury Claims
Covidien Parietex hernia mesh lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include hernia mesh injury lawsuit claims involving Covidien Parietex hernia mesh, including:
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- Covidien Parietex hernia mesh
- Covidien Parietex Surgical Mesh
- Covidien Parietex Composite Mesh
- Covidien Parietex ProGrip Mesh
- Other Covidien hernia mesh lawsuits
If you or someone you love had hernia repair surgery involving Covidien Parietex hernia mesh and suffered hernia mesh complications or injuries, you may be entitled to compensation from a Covidien hernia mesh lawsuit or settlement. Contact a medical device injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., Covidien, Sofradim or Medtronic) or product (e.g., Covidien Parietex hernia mesh) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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