PerFix 0112960Recalls & reported problems
Davol Inc. · PerFix Plug, 1.3" x 1.55" (3.3 cm x 3.9 cm), Medium (Contents: 6) · Class 2 · Implant
Quick summary
This Bard PerFix plug, a mesh used to repair groin hernias, has 106 reports, including 3 deaths and 102 injuries. Many reports describe ongoing pain, recurring hernias, nerve damage, and the mesh moving or coming loose, and some reports say a patient's attorney alleges injury from the device. No recalls name this device.
AI-generated from the FDA records on this page and checked automatically against the numbers below. Read the details before relying on it.
- Adverse event reports
- 106
- Deaths reported
- 3
- Injuries reported
- 102
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 106 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741016660), received between Feb 27, 2014 and Feb 5, 2026 — classified as 3 deaths, 102 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Device” (99 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Device99
- Insufficient Device Problem Information78
- Patient Device Interaction Problem52
- Patient-Device Incompatibility42
- Material Deformation18
- Migration17
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection6
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Pain83
- Hernia78
- Disability66
- Injury60
- Adhesion(s)39
- Nerve Damage28
- Scar Tissue24
- Insufficient Information15
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 106 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 5, 2026Migration
PER INFORMATION PROVIDED: ON (B)(6) 2016: PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA, RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH THE IMPLANT OF PERFIX PLUG (RIGHT - DEVICE 1, LEFT - DEVICE 2). PER OP NOTES, ¿WEAKNESS IN THE FLOOR OF THE INGUINAL CANAL NOTED. THE RECURRENT HERNIA WAS IDENTIFIED WHERE THE MESH WAS DETACHED SUPERIORLY. THE LOOSE SYNTHETIC MESH WAS RESECTED. A PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 1) WAS PLACED INTO DEFECT AND ONLAY PORTION OF MESH WAS PLACED OVER THE OLD SYNTHETIC MESH USING SUTURE. ON LEFT SIDE, HERNIA SAC WAS DISSECTED. THE FLOOR WAS REPAIRED BY PLACING A MEDIUM SIZED PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 2) THROUGH THE INTERNAL RING AND KEYHOLE PORTION OF MESH WAS PLACED OVER THE FLOOR SECURED USING SUTURES.¿ ON (B)(6) 2018: PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA, TWO RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT ROBOTIC ASSISTED REPAIR WITH THE REMOVAL OF MESH (DEVICE 1, 2) AND IMPLANT OF 3DMAX MESHES (DEVICE 3, 4). PER OP NOTES, ¿PATIENT HAD BILATERAL RECURRENT HERNIAS. AN OLD MESH PLUG (DEVICE 1) ON RIGHT SIDE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SCAR TISSUE AND ADHESION OF PERITONEAL TO RIGHT SIDED MESH. THE RECURRENT HERNIA WAS REDUCED, AND
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Hernia
MAUDE report 24266560 ↗InjuryJan 8, 2026Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Material Deformation
PER INFORMATION PROVIDED: (B)(6) 2012- PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA, THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH IMPLANT OF PERFIX PLUGS (DEVICE 1 AND 2). PER OP NOTES, ¿TWO HERNIA DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE RIGHT INGUINAL REGION AND WAS DISSECTED. A MEDIUM SIZED PERFIX PLUGS (DEVICE 1 AND 2) WAS PLACED AND SUTURED¿. (B)(6) 2018- PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA WITH PAIN, THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH EXPLANT OF PERFIX PLUGS (DEVICE 1 AND 2) AND IMPLANT OF SYNTHETIC MESH. PER OP NOTES, ¿A LARGE BUNDLE OF SCAR TISSUE AND THE PERFIX PLUGS (DEVICE 1 AND 2) FOUND PROTRUDING OUT OF PATIENT¿S INTERNAL RING AND SCARRED THE EXTERNAL RING. THE ILIOINGUINAL NERVE WAS THEN IDENTIFIED AND FOUND TO BE SCARRED INTO THE MESH BALL. THE SCAR TISSUE ALONG WITH THE PERFIX PLUGS (DEVICE 1 AND 2) WERE EXCISED AND THE PLUGS WERE FOUND ADHERENT TO THE CORD. THE DIRECT SPACE WAS NOW IDENTIFIED AND A SYNTHETIC MESH WAS PLACED AND SUTURED¿.
Patient problems: Hernia; Nerve Damage; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 24001500 ↗InjuryNov 13, 2025Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient-Device Incompatibility
PER INFORMATION PROVIDED: ON (B)(6) 2001, PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH THE IMPLANT OF PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 1). PER OPERATION NOTES, "AN INCISION WAS MADE IN THE LEFT GROIN, A PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 1) WAS PLACED USING PROLENE SUTURES." ON (B)(6) 2002, PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH THE IMPLANT OF PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 2) AND UMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH MARLEX MESH. PER OPERATION NOTES, "AN INCISION WAS MADE IN THE LEFT GROIN, THE PREVIOUS MESH PLUG (DEVICE 1) WAS FOUND AND PLACED AN ANOTHER PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 2). ATTENTION TO THE UMBILICUS, THE UMBILICUS WAS REPAIRED WITH UNKNOWN MARLEX MESH." ON (B)(6) 2002, PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH THE IMPLANT OF BARD FLAT MESH (DEVICE 3). PER OPERATION NOTES, "AN INCISION WAS MADE IN THE OLD WOUND, AND DISSECTION WAS CARRIED OUT. A BARD FLAT MESH (DEVICE 3) WAS PLACED." (NOTE: THE PREVIOUSLY PLACED PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE 2) WAS NOT SEEN DURING THIS PROCEDURE). ON (B)(6) 2002, PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT REPAIR THE IMPLANT OF
Patient problems: Hernia
MAUDE report 23542259 ↗InjuryJul 31, 2025Migration; Migration
PER INFORMATION PROVIDED: (B)(6) 2004 - PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH IMPLANT OF PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #1). PER OP NOTES, ¿A LARGE INDIRECT HERNIA SAC WAS IDENTIFIED AND REDUCED. A SMALL CORD LIPOMA WAS NOTED AND EXCISED. A LARGE PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #1) WAS PLACED WITH ONLAY PATCH USING PROLENE SUTURES.¿ (B)(6) 2010 - PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA WITH PAIN AND LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH IMPLANT OF PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #2 & #3). PER OP NOTES, ¿ON RIGHT INGUINAL REGION THE PRIOR MESH (DEVICE #1) WAS ADHERENT TO EXTERNAL OBLIQUE WAS TAKEN DOWN AND OPENED. AN INDIRECT HERNIA DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED AND REDUCED. A PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #2) WAS PLACED AND SUTURED. THE PREVIOUS MESH (DEVICE #1) WAS INTACT AND SEWED BACK AGAIN WITH SUTURES. ON THE LEFT INGUINAL REGION AN INDIRECT SAC WAS IDENTIFIED AND REDUCED. A PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #3) WAS PLACED AND SUTURED.¿ (B)(6) 2010 ¿ PATIENT HAD A RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT AND GROIN PAIN. (B)(6) 2019 ¿ PATIENT HAD A CHRONIC RIGHT GROIN PAIN. (B)(6) 2020 ¿ IT WAS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT HAD RIGHT GROIN PAIN AND MODERATE INFECTION SUGGESTED WITH PAIN
Patient problems: Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22676280 ↗DeathMay 14, 2025Defective Device; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient Device Interaction Problem
PER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PATIENT'S ATTORNEY: (B)(6) 2011 - PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INCISIONAL UMBILICAL HERNIA THEREBY UNDERWENT REPAIR WITH IMPLANT OF NON-BARD/BD PROCEED MESH. PER OP NOTES, ¿THE UMBILICAL DEFECT WAS CLOSED THEN SYNTHETIC MESH WAS PLACED, SECURED USING SUTURES AND TACKS.¿ (B)(6) 2011 - PATIENT UNDERWENT WOUND EXPLORATION AND REMOVAL OF INFECTED MESH. PER OP NOTES, ¿THE PURULENT FRAGMENTED MESH THAT BECAME LOOSE IN SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES WAS REMOVED.¿ (B)(6) 2016 - PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PANTALOON RIGHT DIRECT AND INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIAS THEREBY UNDERWENT OPEN REPAIR WITH IMPLANT OF TWO PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #1 & #2). PER OP NOTES, ¿THE PANTALOON RIGHT DIRECT AND INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIAS WAS REPAIRED USING TWO PERFIX PLUG (DEVICE #1 & DEVICE #2). AN OVERLAY PATCH AS WELL AS PLACED AND SECURED USING SUTURES.¿ (B)(6) 2016 - PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC NON-HEALING WOUND AND INFECTED MESH THEREBY UNDERWENT REPAIR WITH MESH EXPLANT. PER OP NOTES, ¿THE PURULENT MATERIAL FROM CHRONIC GROIN ABSCESS CAVITY WAS ASPIRATED. THE 2 MESH PLUGS WITH COVERING MESH (DEVICE #1 & #2) ADHERENT TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURE WERE REMOVED.¿
Patient problems: Abscess; Adhesion(s); Impaired Healing; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22018646 ↗InjuryMar 28, 2025Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Migration; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Material Deformation; Migration
ATTORNEY ALLEGES PER THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2015. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT.¿ IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Abscess; Fistula; Hernia; Insufficient Information; Nerve Damage; Obstruction/Occlusion; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21718131 ↗InjuryMay 16, 2023Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2011. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT.¿ IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 16937605 ↗DeathApr 26, 2023Defective Device; Material Deformation; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Migration; Defective Device; Material Deformation; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Migration
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG AND VENTRALIGHT ST ON (B)(6)2013 AND/OR (B)(6)2014 AND/OR (B)(6)2014. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST ALL THE DEVICES. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Hernia; Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 16813407 ↗InjurySep 12, 2022Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2015. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Hernia; Insufficient Information; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 15401273 ↗InjuryJun 8, 2022Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF TWO UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUGS ON (B)(6) 2004 AND (B)(6) 2008. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST BOTH DEVICES. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON (B)(6) 2021. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 14629692 ↗InjuryMay 24, 2022Defective Device; Material Deformation; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2012. AS REPORTED THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Hernia; Insufficient Information; Nerve Damage; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 14484326 ↗InjuryApr 11, 2022Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2008. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 14075342 ↗InjuryMar 28, 2022Defective Device; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2010. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Hernia; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 13934347 ↗InjuryFeb 14, 2022Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2007. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 13524511 ↗InjuryNov 15, 2021Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2011. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Hernia; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12808969 ↗InjuryJul 6, 2021Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2018. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Hernia; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12121405 ↗InjuryJun 28, 2021Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL 3DMAX MESH AND PERFIX PLUG (X2). AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG (X1) WHICH WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2005. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Hernia; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 12073428 ↗InjuryMay 11, 2021Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2012. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Hernia; Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 11805914 ↗InjuryMar 26, 2021Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient Device Interaction Problem
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2011. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 11573431 ↗InjuryFeb 3, 2021Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR THE IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2006. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST PERFIX PLUG. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON (B)(6) 2007, (B)(6) 2013 AND (B)(6) 2019. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Disability; Hernia; Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 11271927 ↗InjuryDec 31, 2020Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2013. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Hernia; Injury
MAUDE report 11103107 ↗InjuryDec 25, 2020Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG (X3) ON (B)(6) 2009 AND (B)(6) 2016 (X2). AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST ALL DEVICES. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Disability; Hernia; Injury; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 11073536 ↗InjuryDec 18, 2020Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Defective Device; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Defective Device; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2018. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES GENERAL ALLEGATIONS FOR "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN AND SUFFERING FOR SEVERE AND PERMANENT PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PATIENT." IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Disability; Hernia; Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 11036278 ↗InjurySep 22, 2020Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Defective Device; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2006. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Hernia; Injury; Nerve Damage
MAUDE report 10565167 ↗InjurySep 18, 2020Defective Device; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Migration; Defective Device; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Migration
ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF AN UNSPECIFIED BARD/DAVOL PERFIX PLUG ON (B)(6) 2018. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR AN ADVERSE PATIENT OUTCOME AGAINST THE PERFIX PLUG. ATTORNEY ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE HERNIA MESH DEVICE. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND THE DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Abscess; Hematoma; Injury; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10554908 ↗
Other Mesh, surgical, polymeric devices
- PROCEED PVPMJohnson & Johnson International Inc. · Mesh, surgical, polymeric1,233 reports
- PROCEED PCDN1Johnson & Johnson International Inc. · Mesh, surgical, polymeric744 reports
- PROCEED PCDG1Johnson & Johnson International Inc. · Mesh, surgical, polymeric1 recall1 death637 reports
- PROCEED PVPSJohnson & Johnson International Inc. · Mesh, surgical, polymeric622 reports
- ProGrip LPG1510Sofradim Production · Mesh, surgical, polymeric2 deaths616 reports
- VENTRALEX 0010302Davol Inc. · Mesh, surgical, polymeric4 deaths531 reports
- BARD 0112680Davol Inc. · Mesh, surgical, polymeric1 death494 reports
- ProGrip TEM1509GSofradim Production · Mesh, surgical, polymeric3 deaths471 reports
Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.