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How do makers of implanted medical devices react when one of their products starts breaking?

One answer can be found in the case of a hernia repair device made by a subsidiary of C.R. Bard Inc. In late 2005, the company sent out a recall, urging doctors to stop using some versions of the product because a plastic component could break and cut through a patient's internal organs and tissue.

At the time, Bard executives said they knew about some serious injuries potentially caused by the device, which is known as the Kugel patch. Since then, the Food and Drug Administration has received reports of more than 80 injuries and other problems possibly related to it, including several fatalities.

FDA Comments:

• Surgeons and hospitals should stop using the recalled product and return unused units to the company
• Patients who have been implanted with one of the recalled devices should seek medical attention immediately if they experience symptoms that could be associated with ring breakage such as unexplained or persistent abdominal pain, fever, tenderness at the implant site or unusual symptoms.