The FDA stated that the use of a Transvaginal mesh implant like the Bard Avaulta, Johnson & Johnson, American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, and
other vaginal mesh is no more effective compared to other surgeries yet is much more likely to cause injury and require revision surgery.
Not exact matches
Maya also takes cases in involving orthopaedic injuries and
other health conditions, surgical errors, complications of
vaginal and rectal
mesh implants and cases involving the death of the patient.
The FDA further asserts that the transvaginal
mesh devices are no more beneficial than
other vaginal surgeries yet pose more serious health risks to women.
Other medical device companies facing
vaginal mesh product liability lawsuits include Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, Cook Medical, Endo Health, American Medical Systems, and Coloplast.
Thousands of women across the nation are filing lawsuits against the makers of
vaginal mesh implants, saying the medical devices caused pain, injury, or
other harm.
Should the
mesh device erode or perforate, infection nerve damages, pain, sexual dysfunction, bleeding, pain during intercourse,
vaginal scarring, recurring prolapse, recurring intercourse,
vaginal shrinking, emotional trauma, and
other serious side effects may result.
In
other recent transvaginal
mesh injury news, a judge says that Johnson & Johnson destroyed thousands of files about
vaginal mesh implants.
More Blog Posts: Massachusetts
Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Can Proceed, Says Appeals Court, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, October 18, 2013 Transvaginal
Mesh Lawsuits Continue to Be Brought Against CR Bard, Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems,
Other Medical Device Manufacturers, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 17, 2013
Vaginal Mesh Injuries Lead to Boston Defective Medical Device Lawsuits, Boston Injury Lawyer Blog, September 22, 2011
Organ perforation refers to the
mesh passing the
vaginal wall penetrating
other organs such as the bladder.