Thousands of women who had a vaginal mesh or bladder sling implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse have experienced severe internal injuries, urinary problems and other complications as a result of problems with the medical devices, which may actually provide no real benefit over other methods of treating pelvic organ prolapse.…
The FDA has launched an investigation into claims that Boston Scientific used a counterfeit form of resin in surgical mesh products linked to severe complications in women.…
Boston Scientific announced a new study comparing the effectiveness of treating uterine prolapse with vaginal mesh to traditional surgery.…
Women who receive vaginal mesh made of synthetic materials implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) fare no better than women who have the problem addressed using native tissue, and 10% of them can expect to experience painful complications from the vaginal mesh, such as erosion of the mesh into the vagina, according to the findings of two new studies. …
A group of U.S. doctors is urging federal health officials not to restrict the use of transvaginal surgical mesh products for the treatment of pelvic floor disorders, such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP), even as serious concerns continue to increase over the safety of the devices and the manufacturers face thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed by women who have experienced severe and debilitating complications.…
The first meeting will be held today between lawyers involved in federal Coloplast vaginal sling lawsuits and the U.S. District Judge appointed last month to preside over a multidistrict litigation (MDL) established for the cases.…
The first trial date has been scheduled for early next year in the federal litigation involving women who have experienced problems with vaginal surgical mesh products manufactured by C.R. Bard. …
A group of attorneys have been appointed to serve in various leadership roles in the four MDLs, or multidistrict litigations, which have been established for coordinated pretrial proceedings in transvaginal mesh lawsuits brought by women throughout the United States.…
A new report reveals that most medical devices implanted in patients in the United States are never required to undergo rigorous testing before they are approved by the FDA, causing the first generation of patients to serve as test subjects.…
The number of federal transvaginal mesh lawsuits being filed on behalf of women throughout the United States has accelerated since the litigation against several manufacturers of the surgical mesh products were centralized and consolidated last month. …
