Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Bloomberg: J&J sold mesh implant before FDA approval

Posted March 21, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

According to a Bloomberg report, Johnson & Johnson sold a vaginal mesh implant for three years before the federal Food and Drug Administration approved the device.

The report says Johnson & Johnson introduced the Gynecare Prolift device in March 2005 without appropriate clearance. The FDA learned of the device in 2007 when Johnson & Johnson was trying to get approval for a related device.

The FDA approved both devices in 2008, after Johnson & Johnson took advantage of a loophole that obliges ...

Categories: Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits, Legal Issues, Product Liability, Product News and Recalls, Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Tags: erosion, mesh contraction, organ perforation, pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence, transvaginal mesh, vaginal scarring

Departing Johnson & Johnson CEO Weldon getting $143.5 million

Posted March 16, 2012 in Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Departing Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer William C. Weldon, who is leaving after a spate of disastrous recalls, will get $143.5 million in retirement pay, according to Bloomberg.

Bloomberg reports that Weldon, 63, will remain chairman. He amassed $95.1 million in deferred and long-term compensation during his 40 years with the company, and his pension has a present value of $48.4 million.

The report mentions that the company struggled with recalls of artificial hip implants and over-the-counter drugs, and safety concerns ...

Categories: Legal Issues, Product Liability, Product News and Recalls, Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Tags: CEO, debris, DePuy, early failure, erosion, hip implants, Johnson & Johnson, lawsuits, mesh contraction, metal-on-metal, organ perforation, pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence, transvaginal mesh, vaginal scarring, William C. Weldon

Consumer group calls for reform of FDA approval process

Posted March 13, 2012 in Health | Legal Issues | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

The independent nonprofit Consumer Reports has undertaken a national campaign to change the process by which the federal Food and Drug Administration approves medical devices, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.

Consumer Reports says the agency’s approval of metal-on-metal hip implants and transvaginal mesh implants – both of which have led to thousands of reported cases of debilitating health problems — illustrate why reforming the process is necessary.

According to the Tribune, Consumer Reports President Jim Guest sent an email ...

Categories: Health, Legal Issues, Product Liability, Product News and Recalls, Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Tags: debris, DePuy, early failure, hip implants, lawsuits, metal-on-metal, transvaginal mesh

Medical groups voice concerns about transvaginal mesh implants

Posted March 8, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Urogynecologic Society recently issued a joint statement expressing the organizations’ concerns about the safety and effectiveness of transvaginal mesh implants to treat the condition pelvic organ prolapse.

In the statement, the groups say there’s an “urgent need” for a national registry to track outcomes for all current and future patients who get the procedure.

Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when there’s stretching or tearing of the pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue holding ...

Categories: Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits, Health, Product Liability, Product News and Recalls, Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Tags: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Urogynecologic Society, complications, implants, lawsuit, pelvic organ prolapse, transvaginal mesh

Medical groups voice concerns about transvaginal mesh implants

Posted March 8, 2012 in Health | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls | Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

In the statement, the groups say there’s an “urgent need” for a national registry to track outcomes for all current and future patients who get the procedure.

Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when there’s stretching or tearing of the pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue holding ...

Categories: Health, Product Liability, Product News and Recalls, Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Tags: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Urogynecologic Society, complications, implants, lawsuit, pelvic organ prolapse, transvaginal mesh

Members of Congress: Close FDA loophole

Four Democratic U.S. Representatives have introduced legislation designed to close a major loophole in the process by which the federal Food and Drug Administration approves medical devices. The legislation’s sponsors specifically cite vaginal mesh implants and metal-on-metal hip implants as dangerous and defective devices that have made it onto the market as a result of that loophole.

A news release from ...

Categories: Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits, Health, Legal Issues, Product Liability, Product News and Recalls, Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Tags: FDA approval, Health, hip replacement, legislation, loophole, medical devices, reform, safety, SOUND Devices Act, transvaginal mesh implants

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Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

Bloomberg: J&J sold mesh implant before FDA approval

Departing Johnson & Johnson CEO Weldon getting $143.5 million

Consumer group calls for reform of FDA approval process

Medical groups voice concerns about transvaginal mesh implants

Medical groups voice concerns about transvaginal mesh implants

Members of Congress: Close FDA loophole

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