What are you THINKING right now?

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

I would say this is definitely something to investigate.

think about this - why would a representative, for the company whose mesh patch is being recalled, be an observer in the O.R. for my Mom's surgery?

Mom's inital surgery was March 7,2005, the recall was not made until Dec.22,2005 (Long after her death on March 21,2005) so I am sure that rep wasnt there to make sure the product defect had been corrected (Which I doubt since another recall was made in March 2006 and yet a third in Jan.2007)

According to the 'Operative Assement Report" made on March 15,2005 "the mesh on the fascia had not healed at all and was lifting up. This was removed by removing the retention sutures." It should not be lifting up, unless the 'memory recoil ring' failed - which is why the recall was made.

If it did fail then that explains the next sentence in the "Operative Assement Report" - "The fascia was then opened along its incision line and approximately 2000 milliters of fluid, green-tinged, were removed from the abdominal cavity under great pressure".

The next 2 sentences after that states "The small bowel was run in its entirety. A small perforation was found in the proximal portion which was clipped with an Allis clamp and cotinued to taken down adhesions."

I've called the lawyer we used to get his opinion and I am awaiting his call back.