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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.
Summary of Claims for Injury
The aim of surgeries for incontinence and prolapse is to tighten the tissues around the bladder neck and to improve the ability of the pelvic floor muscles to control the flow of urine from the bladder, in the case of urinary incontinence, and to tuck up and hold in place the vaginal walls and attached structures (bladder and bowel) that droop and drag due to prolapse.
These days, transvaginal mesh is used to treat incontinence and proplapse. The transvaginal mesh is a medical device which received FDA approval under the 501(k) process. This process is less stringent and cheap. All that the manufacturer has to do to get approval for a medical device using the 501(k) process is show that the device is similar to a device marketed prior to 1976. The manufacturers of the transavaginal mesh have exploited this loophole and have been marketing the device without much research into the complications caused by the device. Sometimes, the prolapse and incontinence can reoccur.
The many lawsuits filed by victims who have suffered the complications caused by transvaginal mesh implants is being seen as the main reason behind a new legislation – the Safety of Untested and New Devices Act. If the legislation becomes law, the FDA can ask for documentation from the manufacturers to show that the new device has addressed and fixed all potential problems if the device is based on a prior device that had safety issues.
The recurrence of urinary incontinence can cause severe hardships. You may have to make changes to your lifestyle and also to your home. Making toilet facilities easily accessible and available is also very important. A situation in which the person must climb stairs to reach an upstairs bathroom invites “accidents” as well as falls. You may have to undergo bladder training/retraining programs. Bladder training/retraining programs combine education, scheduled voiding with delay of voiding, and positive reinforcement in order to have voiding occur more on a set timetable rather than as a result of the urge to void. Incontinence ushers in dependence, shame, guilt, and fear. The patients who are aware of a problem of continence are mortified by their state.
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, and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon.
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, 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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