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Tens of thousands of women receive a transvaginal mesh (TVM) device each and every year from numerous suppliers: American Medical Systems, Bard, Boston Scientific, Ethicon,Gynecare, and Johnson & Johnson. Thousands of women have been injured through no fault of their own, including vaginal erosion, pain, urinary problems, bleeding, infection and more. Our attorneys are representing women in all fifty states and Canada who have been injured. For a free case evaluation, call 1-800-632-1404.
We are honored to have two women on staff ready and willing to discuss the facts of your case with you as often as needed.
Cases Continue To Be Filed – Contact Us Today
Thousands of women have experienced injuries from a transvaginal mesh (TVM) or transvaginal tape (TVT) device. As personal injury lawyers, we stand ready to discuss a transvaginal mesh recall lawsuit with you. Please contact us today for help. In the event you are wondering the current posture of TVM litigation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration addressed the risks associated with transvaginal mesh in October 2008. At that time, the agency said that complications were serious, but rare. In July 2011, the FDA updated this information by announcing that complications are “not rare” and that there is little evidence showing the benefits of transvaginal mesh over non-mesh methods of treating POP. The agency has asked Johnson & Johnson and 32 other manufacturers to conduct post market safety studies analyzing the impact of transvaginal mesh on organ damage and other relevant health concerns. Since that point, lawsuits have continued to be filed.
Our firm represents women in the United States and Canada who have suffered from transvaginal mesh injuries, such as vaginal erosion.
In June, J&J told Chief Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, who is overseeing the multidistrict litigation, that it would stop selling the Prolift, Prolift + M, TVT Secur and Prosima transvaginal mesh systems. In its letter to the judge, the company said that it had asked the FDA for the three-year post market safety studies to be postponed.
According to Bloomberg News, the Prolift was originally sold and marketed in 2005 without any approval from the FDA. Contrary to FDA sentiments, J&J reasoned that no formal approval was needed for the Prolift because it was similar enough to a previously approved device. When the agency found out about the Prolift in 2007, it told J&J to stop selling the product until proper approval was obtained. But according to recently unveiled court documents, the company sold the Prolift another nine months after the FDA gave direct orders to halt sales.
Worth noting, our firm is now accepting cases for Coloplast claims. Coloplast devices have been linked to device failure and injuries to women across the United States. We are now accepting cases for Coloplast including:
- Aris (Suprapubic and Transobturator Sling Systems developed by ABISS) (SUI) [ObTape was 510K predicate]
- Supris Retropubic Sling System (SUI)
- T sling (SUI)
- Novasilk Mesh (POP)
- Exair Anterior and Posterior Prolapse Repair system (using Novasilk in a custom-shaped mesh) (POP)
- MPathy’s Restorelle Y Smartmesh; minitape/minimesh; onmisure [Coloplast acquired MPathy 10/2010]*
- Non-Poly: Suspend Fascia lata; and Axis Dermis**
If you are a woman who received a Coloplast TVM or TVT device, and want to talk to a lawyer about your situation, call us immediately and a member of our team will be in touch with you. We are likewise still accepting case evaluations for other device manufacturers.
Our team of attorneys are currently representing more than 100 women who claim to have suffered similar injuries as a result of using pelvic mesh products. Please continue reading for more help.
Do You Qualify for a Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit?
Recently, the public has become aware of serious health complications suffered by women after undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with transvaginal mesh devices. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), between January 2008 and December 2010, there were nearly 3,000 adverse event reports involving transvaginal mesh devices. Specifically, there were 1,503 reports of complications involving POP repair and 1,371 reports linked to surgery for SUI. Our team of lawyers are representing women who experienced both complications.
Side effects reported in transvaginal mesh recipients include:
- Infections
- Internal bleeding
- Vaginal scar tissue
- Vaginal wall narrowing
- Painful urination
- Fistulas
- Mesh shrinkage
- Mesh migration
- Urinary problems
- Punctures to the bladder, blood vessels, bowels or other organs in the lower abdomen
- Mesh erosion into the vagina, bladder, intestines, and uterus
- Pain
- Painful sexual intercourse for both partners
- Recurrence of incontinence
- Recurrence of both POP and SUI, or both
Numerous lawsuits have been filed over these complications, in part because studies have shown that transvaginal mesh offers no real benefit over safer, more traditional methods of treatment. Making matters worse, in many cases the POP or SUI the implant was supposed to fix in the first place returns. Transvaginal mesh manufacturers took advantage of the FDA’s highly criticized 510(k) approval process, which allows medical devices to be sold on the market without ever being safety tested in humans. Now, thousands of innocent women are paying the price.
Our team of attorneys is reviewing case evaluations for women across the country who have received TVM and TVT products from manufactures such as C.R. Bard, Avaulta, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon, and Coloplast.
If you need help from a transvaginal mesh device injury, call us today for help.
The Problem
In 2008, the FDA first released concerns about the safety of transvaginal placement of mesh. From 2008 to 2010, the FDA received three to five times as many adverse reports associated with mesh used for pelvic organ prolapse repair than what agency received from 2005 to 2007 (nearly 1,000 reports of adverse events were received from 2005-2007).
Many of these patients complain because of erosion or contraction of the mesh material (which has been described as being of a similar material as Rubbermaid storage containers). The erosion leads to bleeding, severe pelvic pain, painful (or impossible) sexual performance and a recurrence of urinary problems.
In July 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update related to what it called ‘serious complications’ related to the use of vaginal mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is now known that complications linked to transvaginal placement of surgical mesh in SUI and POP patients are not rare and can require multiple surgeries to correct problems related to the use of surgical mesh. In fact, the FDA now says that additional surgeries may actually not be able to repair damage caused by implantation of the mesh.
In other words, the side effects of the mesh placement may be permanent. These complications from transvaginal placement of surgical mesh include:
- Erosion of the implanted mesh
- Infection and/or bleeding
- Pain, including pain during sexual intercourse
- Problems with organs near the implantation site
Helping You
You may have experienced mesh erosion, bleeding, urinary infections, vaginal scarring, pain during sexual intercourse, failure to conduct sexual intercourse and more. A physician may have tried to remove the mesh and been unable to do so. You may be in excruciating pain, and need help. We are offering free case evaluations to the general public across the United States and Canada. Manufacturers we consider include American Medical Systems, Bard, Boston Scientific, Ethicon,Gynecare, Coloplast, and Johnson & Johnson.
If you received a transvaginal mesh / sling and have been injured, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Problems include pain, inability to have intercourse,bleeding, mesh growth into the body, mesh erosion, and more. Problems could be irreversible. Please fill out the form to the right or call us so that we can provide you with forms to evaluate your potential case immediately.
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