The Composix® Kugel Mesh Patch is used to repair inguinal, ventral and laparoscopic hernias. The patch is inserted through a small incision and is placed behind the hernia. A memory recoil ring is used to keep the mesh patch closed until after it has been inserted in the body. The purpose of the mesh patch is to prevent the hernia from pushing through weakened tissue walls, specifically when stomach muscles are too weak for surgery to repair the hernia. The manufacturer of the Composix® Kugel Mesh Patch, Davol, Inc. has recently recalled this product. The recall comes after discovering that the memory recoil ring can break under stress. When this ring breaks, it can puncture internal organs and other tissues, posing serious life-threatening risks to patients such as:

• bowel perforation
• bowel obstruction
• chronic intestinal fistulae
• serious infection
• death

Symptoms of a defected ring include:

• tenderness at the site of implant
• unexplained or persistent abdominal pain
• fever

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