Australian health authorities have banned transvaginal surgical mesh products, saying that the devices are too risky for patients. Transvaginal mesh products are implanted during surgery to treat patients suffering from stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.
The attorney general of Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon over surgical mesh products sold by the two companies. The civil lawsuit filed by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear accuses Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon of deceptive marketing in the sale of its transvaginal surgical mesh devices because of the…
The attorney generals of Washington and California have filed transvaginal surgical mesh lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson over complications from these medical devices. The lawsuits allege that Johnson & Johnson has misrepresented the safety of its surgical mesh products for years, despite the fact that they have been linked to widespread complications in women who…
The Food and Drug Administration has warned that transvaginal surgical mesh implants used for patients with stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse may cause serious complications among women who are treated with these products.
A federal court jury in West Virginia has ordered Boston Scientific Corp. to pay $18.5 million to four women after finding their injuries were caused by the Obtryx transvaginal surgical mesh implant. Jurors found Boston Scientific sold defective pelvic mesh devices and failed to adequately warn the women and their doctors about the risks associated…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued two proposed orders to address the health risks associated with surgical mesh used for transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse. First, the FDA is proposing to reclassify transvaginal surgical mesh from a moderate-risk device (class II) to a high-risk device (class III). Second, the FDA is proposing…
A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.2 million to a woman who alleged injuries as a result of a defectively designed transvaginal surgical mesh implant made by the company. The jurors in state court in Dallas concluded the design of the TVT-O mesh sling implanted in Linda Batiste was defective and caused…
Hernias have a high rate of recurrence, and surgeons often use surgical mesh to strengthen the hernia repair and reduce the rate of recurrence. The term “surgical mesh” refers broadly to a medical device that is used to provide additional support to weakened or damaged tissue.
Four manufacturers of transvaginal surgical mesh products are engaging in talks to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by women who were injured by these products. The settlement negotiations involve more than 30,000 of the 50,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been filed against C.R. Bard, Endo Health Solutions, Boston Scientific, and other smaller companies.
Transvaginal surgical mesh is a net-like implant usually made of plastic. The term “transvaginal” refers to surgical technique used to implant the mesh, i.e., through the vagina. Transvaginal mesh was created to fix pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, conditions that can affect women after a hysterectomy, menopause or childbirth. Transvaginal mesh is also…
Donna Cisson got an Avaulta Plus transvaginal surgical mesh implant in 2009 to buttress organs that were collapsing into her pelvic region. After she began suffering pain, bleeding and bladder spasms, she then had to undergo several surgeries to remove the mesh. She sued C.R. Bard Inc., alleging the company hid flaws within the vaginal…
A group of nine women has filed a transvaginal mesh lawsuit in Texas against Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiary corporations, Ethicon and Cook Group. The lawsuit alleges that these companies failed to warn the women about the risk of severe pain and other injuries they could suffer after being treated with surgical…