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.…
A Philadelphia jury has hit Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon with a $20 million verdict over a vaginal mesh complications lawsuit, including a $17.5 million punitive damages award designed to punish the manufacturers for endangering women.…
The findings of a new study indicate that there may be little reason for women to face the potential complications linked to transvaginal mesh, as it carries similar benefits and risks to non-mesh surgical repair for pelvic organ prolapse.…
Two states have filed vaginal mesh lawsuits representing women in their states who suffered complications and injuries due to Johnson & Johnson vaginal mesh products.…
A study of vaginal mesh explants found more white blood cells and inflammation around women who suffered complications such as erosion into the vagina.…
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.…
Endo has ended all vaginal mesh production by shutting down its Astora Woman’s Health division, in order to prevent more vaginal mesh litigation.…
An international group of researchers reports that they found few benefits of transvaginal mesh over native mesh repair, on top of a high rate of reoperations needed by mesh recipients.…
An Ethicon vaginal mesh trial has ended in a $13.5 million verdict for the plaintiff in Philadelphia court.…
Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to settle 2,000 to 3,000 Ethicon vaginal mesh lawsuits in the first major settlement made by the company, which faces tens of thousands of claims.…
