An Oklahoma man recently filed an Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit against the medical company, alleging the device caused serious complications.

The plaintiff, Robert B., had a hernia mesh device implanted on October 26, 2011. The specific device implanted is Atrium’s C-Qur Mesh V-Patch. Unfortunately, Robert soon began experiencing serious complications.

According to the Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit, Robert began suffering from serious abdominal pain, problems with digestion, infection, adhesions, and scar tissue. Just a month after the initial implant, Robert he had the implant removed due to serious complications. Of course, device removal surgery brings with it its own risks, as well as additional medical expenses.

The Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including negligence, design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, breach of express and implied warranties, fraudulent concealment, and several others, as well as punitive damages.

The Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit is part of a larger MDL, or multidistrict litigation, which brings multiple similar lawsuits together.

Background of Hernia Mesh

The Atrium hernia mesh device was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the 510(k) fast-track approval program. Though in most cases, companies have to provide considerable research and testing to introduce new products onto the market, the 510(k) fast-track program allows companies like Atrium to simply show equivalency to a similar product that has already been approved on the market.

After its approval, these hernia mesh products rapidly grew in popularity. Unfortunately, hernia mesh products like Atrium’s have also been linked with a few serious complications, some of which can cause permanent problems. At one point, the FDA issued a Class II recall of its C-Qur VPatch mesh, though the recall has since been terminated.

Hernia Mesh Complications

Hernia mesh complications may cause a patient to experience a number of symptoms, including:

• Pain
• Swelling
• Adhesions
• Obstructions
• Mesh migration
• Bacterial infections
• Hernia recurrence
• Additional surgeries

In some cases, hernia mesh complications can become apparent immediately, but for other patients, these symptoms can take weeks, months or even years after the initial hernia repair to develop.

Filing an Atrium Hernia Mesh Lawsuit

A growing number of patients are filing lawsuits against hernia mesh device manufacturers for causing these serious hernia mesh complications. Patients allege that manufacturers like Atrium failed to conduct adequate research and testing of their product, failed to warn about hernia mesh complications linked with the product, gave misleading information, and actively concealed knowledge of defects, among other things.

If you or someone you love has suffered from hernia mesh complications like these after being implanted with a hernia mesh device from manufacturer like Atrium, even months after the surgery, you may be able to file an Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit and seek compensation for your injuries.

While filing an Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by hernia mesh complications, it can help to compensate for medical expenses and lost wages.

The Atrium Hernia Mesh Lawsuit is Case No. 1:17-cv-00297, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.