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On June 13, 2016, Health Canada issued a recall of Ethicon's Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh Product used for ventral hernia repair. [13] The product had been on the Canadian market since September 2010 and patients claimed a range of complications following surgery. [14]
Prolene is a brand of synthetic polypropylene used in monofilament nonabsorbable sutures and meshes. The suture is indicated for skin closure and general soft tissue approximation and ligation. Its advantages include minimal tissue reactivity and durability.
Repairs that utilize mesh are usually the first recommendation for the vast majority of patients including those that undergo laparoscopic repair. [12] Procedures that employ mesh are the most commonly performed as they have been able to demonstrate better results compared to non-mesh repairs. [ 21 ]
The devices are used in patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, and to treat those who have had heart failure or have acute coronary syndrome, a group of diseases in which blood flow ...
When herniotomy is combined with a reinforced repair of the posterior inguinal canal wall with autogenous (patient's own tissue) or heterogeneous material such as prolene mesh, it is termed hernioplasty as opposed to herniorrhaphy, in which no autogenous or heterogeneous material is used for reinforcement. [citation needed]
A California-based tire company has recalled over 540,000 replacement tires mistakenly labeled as snow traction products, according to an announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Costco recently announced a recall for a couple chocolate protein bars after a major whoopsie-daisy. Two NuGo chocolate protein bars were recalled due to "the potential for undeclared dairy," a ...
Surgical mesh is implanted to strengthen tissue repair and minimize the rate of recurrence. The surgery can be performed laparoscopic (internally) or open with a variety of materials available for prosthesis. [4] Polypropylene (PP) is the most frequently used type of mesh, although it may be uncomfortable for the patient after implantation.