Kugel Patch Makers Sued in Minnesota Federal Court

MINNEAPOLIS - A new suit filed in Minnesota federal court accuses the manufacturers of a recalled hernia patch of concealing serious design defects from the public and failing to adequately and safely design the product. Greene v. Davol Inc., et al., No. 10-04433 (D. Minn.).

The suit was filed Nov. 1 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

In February 2003, Kenneth Greene had a Composix Kugel Patch surgically inserted. The hernia mesh patch, designed and sold by Davol, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2001 as a Class II medical device.

"Immediately after …