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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.
More Information on Transvaginal Mesh Injuries
Many women who have suffered from bladder prolapse, pelvic prolapse and other related complications have had transvaginal mesh implanted to treat the problem. Atransvaginal mesh is a surgical mesh made from polyester or polypropylene and feels like a woven fabric and is implanted in the vagina. It reinforces the vaginal wall and creates what is at times referred to as a pelvic sling or baldder sling.
One of the complications of transvaginal mesh is urinary retention. The patient has difficulty emptying the bladder completely and may also have difficulty starting the urine flow, produce a weak stream, and sometimes be incontinent. Massive urinary retention in the bladder requires catheterization and drainage.
Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is another complication associated with transvaginal mesh implants. Urinary incontinence is the inappropriate and involuntary passage of urine. Urinary incontinence is an issue of quality of life that should be neither ignored nor denied.
Continence is a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon influenced by anatomical, physiological, psychological and cultural factors. Continence requires intact lower urinary tract function, cognitive and functional ability to recognize voiding signals and use a toilet, the motivation to maintain continence and an environment that facilitates the process. Urination involves voluntary as well as reflexive control or the bladder, urethra, detrusor muscle and urethral sphincter. When the bladder volume reaches approximately 400 milliliters, stretch receptors in the bladder wall send a message to the brain and an impulse for voiding is sent back to the bladder. The detrusor muscle then contracts and the urethral sphincter relaxes to allow urination. Normally the micturition reflect can be inhibited voluntarily (at least for a time) until an individual desires to void or finds an appropriate place for voiding. Urinary incontinence occurs as a result of a disruption at any point during this process.
Types of Incontinence
There are four types of urinary incontinence – stress, urge, overflow and functional. Stress incontinence is an involuntary loss of urine associated with activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure. Urge incontinence is characterized by an involuntary urine loss associated with a strong desire to void. Overflow incontinence is an involuntary loss or urine associated with overdistention of the bladder. It may be caused by an underactive detrusor muscle or outlet obstruction leading to overdistention and overflow. Individuals with overflow incontinence often describe dribbling, urinary retention or hesitancy, urine loss without a recognizable urge or an uncomfortable sensation of fullness or pressure in the lower abdomen. Functional incontinence is caused by non-genitourinary factors such as cognitive and physical impairments that result in an inability for the individual to be independent in voiding.
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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