Many patients had been forced to undergo surgery in order to treat the complications they suffered from
a vaginal mesh product.
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.
Boston Scientific's
vaginal mesh products are meant to support prolapsed organs and improve symptoms associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Not exact matches
Product liability attorneys with The Cochran Firm, D.C. are investigating claims related to
vaginal mesh complications.
Her
vaginal sling lawsuit notes that before undergoing the original implant procedure in 1998, the medical device manufacturer had already started preparing for a safer, newer,
mesh product than the one she was given.
The FDA has even ordered the manufacturers of
vaginal mesh implants to conduct internal studies of the injuries associated with their
products.
Surgery to treat SUI can be performed by surgically repairing damaged tissue or through a
vaginal sling procedure using a transvaginal surgical
mesh product.
Problems that can result from surgery with a transvaginal
mesh product can include
vaginal mesh erosion, severe pain, problems during sexual intercourse, bleeding, infection and organ perforation.
These patients have alleged that the makers of transvaginal
mesh products failed to properly warn them about the risks associated with their
products, including severe pain, infection, bleeding,
vaginal mesh erosion, sexual problems, urinary problems and organ perforation.