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• Advisory Panel Backs FDA Plan for More Transvaginal Mesh Studies

  September 9, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Advisors to the FDA appear to support the agency’s plan to require more stringent pre-market testing of vaginal mesh products,...

• Transvaginal Mesh Failure Risk Being Reviewed by FDA Panel

  September 8, 2011

  Staff Writers

  An FDA advisory panel is meeting today and tomorrow to examine recent reports involving complications and failure associated with transvaginal...

• Pelvic Prolapse Mesh Complications May Lead to New FDA Review Process

  September 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A new report reveals that federal health regulators are considering tough new regulations for surgical mesh used to treat pelvic...

• Boston Scientific Pinnacle Pelvic Mesh Recall Issued

  August 30, 2011

  AboutLawsuits

  Boston Scientific has issued a class 2 recall for their Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kits, due to a risk that...

• Transvaginal Mesh Recall Urged by Consumer Group Public Citizen

  August 26, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The prominent consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is pushing the FDA to issue a recall for transvaginal mesh used to...

• Lawsuit Over AMS and Boston Scientific Vaginal Mesh Filed in Alabama

  August 12, 2011

  Staff Writers

  An Alabama woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against American Medical Systems (AMS) and Boston Scientific, saying that she...

• Bard Avaulta Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Continuing to Move Forward

  August 5, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A number of lawsuits over Avaulta mesh and other transvaginal products manufactured by C.R. Bard have been filed throughout the...

• Ethicon Gynecare Prolift Mesh Linked to 11.6% Reoperation Rate: Study

  August 2, 2011

  Staff Writers

  According to the findings of a new study, approximately 11.6% of women who undergo surgery with transvaginal placement of Ethicon...

• Ethicon Gynecare Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Filed By More Than 400 in NJ

  July 25, 2011

  Staff Writers

  More than 400 people have filed a transvaginal mesh lawsuit in New Jersey state court against Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson...

• Transvaginal Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Shouldn’t Be Used, Group Warns

  July 19, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, has placed transvaginal mesh products on its “Do Not Use” list, urging women to...