Bard cuts Q4 outlook with hernia product recall
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
CR Bard has issued a worldwide recall of its ventral hernia repair product, the Composix Kugel mesh X-large patch. The action follows a total of 24 reports that the device's plastic coil ring, used to facilitate its deployment, broke, possibly as it was not able to withstand the increased stress associated with certain surgical placement techniques.