A jury has begun deliberating in the case of a woman seeking $3.38 million for lost earnings and past and future medical expenses connected to injuries from a vaginal mesh implant.
Linda Gross of South Dakota, 47, claims she needed 18 surgeries and chronic pain obliged her to quit her nursing job after she had a Gynecare Prolift device, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon, implanted in 2006.
Her case, being ...
continue reading...A story in the Philadelphia Inquirer says more than 6,000 federal lawsuits have been filed against some of the biggest manufacturers of pelvic mesh implants. Plaintiffs claim that the devices have caused medical problems including infections and chronic pain.
The story includes an interview with a patient named Susan Harrison, a kindergarten assistant who had to miss a lot of work when she suffered a string of ...
continue reading...Your doctor will likely ask you a series of questions if you’re seeking treatment for urinary incontinence. Anticipating those questions and having answers for them may allow more time for the points you want to discuss further, the Mayo Clinic advises.
Although urinary incontinence can be a troubling condition, it is treatable. But some treatments can cause problems as well.
Transvaginal mesh implants, marketed as a treatment for urinary incontinence and pelvic ...
continue reading...According to the Mayo Clinic, your time with your doctor is limited when you’re seeking treatment for urinary incontinence. So the clinic has prepared a list of questions that you may want to bring to an appointment, and ask your doctor.
The clinic says urinary incontinence is not a dangerous condition, but it can be inconvenient and embarrassing for patients who suffer from it.
Fortunately, it’s treatable – although some treatments can ...
continue reading...Urinary incontinence, while not life-threatening, can be an embarrassing and inconvenient condition.
And according to the Mayo Clinic, it also comes with a number of complications. Fortunately, the condition is treatable. Although some treatments carry problems of their own.
Transvaginal mesh implants, for example, are marketed for treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. But the devices have prompted thousands of lawsuits due to their tendency to fail and read more.... --> continue reading...
Johnson & Johnson has requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allow the company 120 days to take four types of vaginal mesh implants off the market, despite widespread complaints that the devices are causing severe injuries for women who receive them.
Johnson & Johnson said in a statement that the action is not technically a recall.
Vaginal mesh implants are used to treat urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, which occurs when muscles are weakened – ...
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