Kugel Mesh

I had hernia surgery and now I found out I have to have inguinal hernia surgery. I read online there is a big lawsuit going on concerning the patches they use in the hernia repair procedure, what is hernia mesh patch and how do I know if it was used in my surgery?
The Bard Composix [...]

Hernia Patch Recall-Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch Injury
The hernia patch is a device intended to repair ventral hernias. The Bard Composix Kugel Mesh patch is placed behind the hernia during surgery and is held open by a memory recoil ring. Unfortunately, the memory recoil ring had a tendency to break, which can lead to bowel [...]