Vaginal Mesh & Bladder Sling Complications and Lawsuits Lieff Cabraser represents over 300 women in the United States who have suffered serious complications and injuries arising from transvaginal...
Despite thousands of reports of serious injuries, there's been only one transvaginal mesh recall. Though, several companies have discontinued their devices.
Johnson & Johnson, the world’s second-biggest health-care products maker, is battling lawsuits over a vaginal implant based on a similar device pulled from the market more than a decade ago for safety reasons. The complaints are the latest to implicate the approval process for medical devices at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has cleared faulty hip implants and malfunctioning defibrillators. In the case of vaginal mesh implants, the FDA continued approving the hammock-like devices made by J&J and other companies based on their s ...
Transvaginal mesh is a net-like implant for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Supports weakened vaginal wall or bladder neck.
Previous research has suggested that complications stemming from vaginal mesh can lead to life-changing negative physical consequences including erosion an
Women receive bladder slings to treat stress urinary incontinence, but these slings can have many risks. Some may not meet the criteria for surgical complications according to traditional definitions. These typically develop after hospital discharge because a routine surgical audit did not identify them. Mesh slings are more likely to cause complications than slings made of native tissues. This is because synthetic mesh can cause many problems, including infection and long-term pain. According t...
More than 1,350 Australian women have won a long-running class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over vaginal mesh implants. ; Australia's Federal Court found that J&J subsidiary Ethicon failed to warn patients and surgeons about the "risks" posed by the products. ; The implants were commonly used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence after childbirth.
This week, the final report was published on the controversial use of vaginal mesh implants to treat incontinence and prolapse after childbirth. The report is, ultimately, a failure
Vaginal stone formation on top of recurrent tension-free vaginal tape mesh erosion ; An unusual ovarian cyst ; Actinomyces in explanted transvaginal mesh: commensal or pathogen?
The United States has banned the use of vaginal mesh for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.