A Lousiana man has filed a Paritex mesh lawsuit against manufacturing companies CR Bard and Medtronic, claiming that his hernia mesh surgery resulted in adverse effects such as extreme pain.

Plaintiff Jason B. was implanted with Bard’s Paritex hernia mesh to repair his right inguinal hernia. According to this Paritex mesh lawsuit, the surgeon used a “mesh, plug and patch” technique and used the Paritex Progrip Mesh device to repair his hernia.

Soon after the hernia surgery that occurred in June 2016, Jason began to experience “excruciating abdominal pain and swelling, difficulty walking, and physical pain and suffering, and economic losses,” according to his Paritex mesh lawsuit.

He alleges that he will have to undergo additional surgeries to remove the mesh device and repair his damages and injuries that he suffered because of his mesh surgery.

According to his Paritex mesh lawsuit, Jason alleges that the hernia mesh product with which he was implanted “has numerous defects that create a high risk of unreasonable and dangerous injuries and side effects with severe permanent adverse health consequences.”

These health consequences include allegations that the material the mesh product is made of affects patient health negatively by abrading, or wounding, the surrounding tissue.

Another health consequence mentioned in this Paritex mesh lawsuit is that implantation often requires removal or revision surgery.

Hernia Mesh Complications

A hernia mesh device is designed to help in the repair of hernias by shoring up and strengthening the abdominal wall.

A hernia occurs when an organ or a part of the intestine pokes through a hole in the abdominal wall or other connecting tissue. A hernia can be mild to severe but often needs surgery to repair.

In the past, surgeons repaired hernias by suturing the hole in the muscle wall closed. But, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, hernias have a high rate of recurrence and doctors have found a better way to repair hernias.

Hernia mesh products came on the market in the 1980s and, since then, hernia mesh surgeries represent nearly all hernia surgeries performed. Less than 10% of groin hernia surgeries performed in the U.S. are non-mesh surgeries.

On their website, Medtronic claims that their Paritex Progrip Mesh, the kind used to repair Jason’s hernia, is a self-affixing mesh product. According to them, 40% of the mesh weight resorbs into the body, reducing the amount of foreign material. Moreover, there is allegedly less post-operative pain involved with this device.

However, there have been many complications associated with the Paritex mesh as well as with other mesh products used to repair hernias.

Filing a Paritex Mesh Lawsuit

According to the FDA, “Pain, infection, recurrence, adhesion, obstruction, and perforation are the most common complications associated with recalled mesh. In the FDA’s analysis of medical adverse event reports to the FDA, recalled mesh products were the main cause of bowel perforation and obstruction complications.”

If you or someone you love has had a Paritex hernia mesh implanted and has suffered pain or other adverse affects, you may qualify for filing a Paritex mesh lawsuit. An experienced attorney can advise you on your options.