Work through a fictional implant claimant, start to finish
This worked example follows Ruth, a made-up claimant with a hernia mesh implant, through Medrecords AI. Her paralegal, Dana, sets up 1 case, confirms the product details, finds proof of use, checks the timing, chases missing records and writes reports. Every name, place and date here is invented.
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Ruth's firm has her records from 3 places: a made-up hospital called Lakeview General, her family doctor, and a surgery clinic. The claim is that a hernia mesh implant led to pain and a second surgery. There are about 600 pages, plus Ruth's fact sheet.
Step 1: set up the case
- Dana picks Mass Tort & Product Liability.
- She uploads the records as 1 ZIP file. The app unpacks it in the browser.
- She pays 1 credit for each page.
When the first read is done, the case shows Needs confirming. In Case details, Dana checks the fields:
| Field | What Dana enters |
|---|---|
| Forum state | The state where the claim is filed |
| Product | Hernia mesh implant, named as on the implant record |
| Exposure period | March 3, 2024 to October 14, 2024 |
| MDL docket | Left empty, so it shows "Not stated in the records" |
The focus lists the claimed injuries: chronic pain and a mesh infection. Dana removes 1 item that is not part of the claim. She makes the implant surgery the main key date and adds the removal surgery as a second date. She presses Confirm and continue. See set up a mass tort case.
Step 2: find proof of use
Dana opens the Records tab and searches with Exact for "mesh". The operative report from March 3, 2024 names the implant. The implant record has a sticker with a lot number.
She asks Q&A: "Which records name the implant, with its lot or serial number?" The answer quotes the number as printed and cites the page. Dana opens the page and reads the sticker herself. It is faint, so she uses Page text to compare. She flags the page "Proof of use". See find proof of use.
Step 3: check the timing
On the Timeline, Dana sets a date range from March to October 2024. She finds these entries:
- March 3, 2024: implant surgery at Lakeview General.
- May 20, 2024: Ruth tells her family doctor about pain at the site.
- August 9, 2024: a scan notes fluid near the mesh.
- October 14, 2024: the mesh is removed at the surgery clinic.
Dana then asks Q&A what other causes the records name. The answer cites an older note about a prior hernia repair on the same side. She flags it "Other cause". The expert will need to see it. See check timing and other causes.
Step 4: chase missing records
Dana uploads Ruth's fact sheet as a record. She asks Q&A which providers on the fact sheet have no records in the file. The answer names a pain clinic. The missing records list also shows a lab culture that was ordered on October 14, 2024 with no result on file. Dana presses Request from provider and sends the draft from her own email. See find missing providers.
Step 5: write the reports
Dana keeps the 3 pre-selected reports: Record Review, Causation Analysis and Damages Summary. She uses the firm's own template, set as the default for this case type. She presses Run Verification and Cross-Examination and checks every Unsupported claim before the report goes to the expert.
For the next claimant, Dana makes a new case and uses the same template. See which report to write.
What the example shows
- 1 claimant is 1 case.
- Identifiers are found with search and quoted by Q&A. Dana reads each one on the page.
- The app found the prior hernia repair page. It did not say whether it matters.
Read more on our mass tort case review page.
Medrecords AI organizes and cites the records. Its output is not a medical or legal opinion and does not replace your expert.
Related help
- Mass tort playbook home
- Mass tort questions and answers
- Check any fact against its source page
- Work through the missing records list
Facts checked against the Medrecords AI app code on 2026-10-24.