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- Many transvaginal mesh implants were unnecessary, caused complications
A Consumer Reports article on the hazards of certain medical devices recommends that patients protect themselves by considering what alternatives are available. In the case of transvaginal mesh implants, for example, patients should ask their doctors what will happen if they don’t get the devices....
- Medical groups voice concerns about transvaginal mesh implants
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, ...
- Medical groups voice concerns about transvaginal mesh implants
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, ...
- FDA Pulls Pelvic Mesh Implants from US Shelves
In a stunning move that sent ripples through the two manufacturers left making mesh devices, the US Food and Drug Administration put a stop to sales of pelvic meshes by Boston Scientific and Coloplast in the country. The agency cited a lack of proof that meshes are safe over the long term as their r...
- Philly Jury Awards Over $40 Million in J&J Mesh Verdict
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary company Ethicon were hit with a $41 million vaginal mesh verdict last month. Of that amount, some $25 million was awarded in punitive damages against the company. The plaintiff had undergone surgery to implant the device in 2007. Since implantation, she has s...
- Bard Faces First Mesh Trial in New Jersey
The first transvaginal mesh case that Bard will face in New Jersey is set to kick off as jury selection began earlier this month. The plaintiff in the case claims that two of Bard’s products, the Avaulta and the Align transvaginal mesh devices, were defective and caused her significant injuries an...
- Canadian Mesh Campaign Leader Dies at 42
“This is insane. To almost be on your death bed (sic) at only 42 because of mesh. It’s not right.” These are the words that Ontario, Canada resident Christina Brajcic typed from her hospital bed in a Facebook post on October 29th, 2017. The wife and mother of two was gone just one month later....
- Record-breaking Mesh Verdict Handed Down in Philadelphia
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon manufacturing unit suffered a staggering loss in a Philadelphia courtroom recently when a jury awarded Ella Ebaugh $57 million for the pain and injury she suffered as the result of a pelvic mesh implant. “I had five children and that’s what weakened my pelvic fl...
- $12.5 Million Verdict Awarded in Philadelphia Vaginal Mesh Case
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit suffered a significant loss at the hands of a Philadelphia jury as a 65-year old Indiana woman won a multi-million dollar verdict against the pharmaceutical giant. Claiming that the mesh implant caused her various medical problems and took away her ability to h...
- Boston Scientific Wins its First Trial Over Vaginal Mesh Injuries
The first of a series of trials regarding Boston Scientific’s vaginal mesh devices has ended in the company’s favor. Bloomberg reports that a Massachusetts jury found that the plaintiff had not proven that Boston Scientific’s vaginal mesh device, named Pinnacle mesh, was defectively designed. ...
