A status conference was recently held in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, according to online news sources. This status conference reportedly discussed the growing number of transvaginal mesh lawsuits currently pending in various courts across the country. Apparently, reports say the number of claims rose by a large margin, particularly in recent years. Most of the lawsuits claim that the manufacturing company negligently exposed women to defective medical products.
Transvaginal mesh devices, also known as vaginal mesh devices, are implants used in vaginal repair surgeries. They are often used for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP), which is the collapse of pelvic organs into the vaginal wall, and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which is the involuntary leakage of urine, according to medical experts. The occurrence rate of both medical conditions reportedly rose in the late 1990s, triggering numerous medical manufacturing firms to develop their own versions of the transvaginal mesh implant. Such companies include C.R. Bard, Ethicon, Inc., Tyco Healthcare, and American Medical Systems. Shortly after the devices were released to the market, however, many patients implanted with the devices complained of pelvic pain and various other complications.
Reports of injuries associated with transvaginal mesh devices are not new, nor are they rare in the United States. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated in 2008 that it had received more than a thousand complaints of transvaginal mesh implant injuries within a three-year period. Moreover, the agency issued another transvaginal mesh alert in 2011, stating that it had received about 2,900 more adverse event reports, with injuries allegedly linked to surgical mesh implants.
Based on the reports submitted to the FDA, patients have suffered from various serious complications. Such complications include mesh erosion, perforation, recurrent POP, and painful intercourse. In some reports, patients were required to undergo additional procedures in order to take out the failed implants. Consequently, many of the injured are now pressing charges against the companies responsible for the production and distribution of the alleged devices. Further information and updates regarding these lawsuits involving transvaginal mesh devices and the vaginal mesh status conference may be found on personal injury law firm websites, such as the Rottenstein Law Group’s rotlaw.com.
Transvaginal mesh devices, also known as vaginal mesh devices, are implants used in vaginal repair surgeries. They are often used for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP), which is the collapse of pelvic organs into the vaginal wall, and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which is the involuntary leakage of urine, according to medical experts. The occurrence rate of both medical conditions reportedly rose in the late 1990s, triggering numerous medical manufacturing firms to develop their own versions of the transvaginal mesh implant. Such companies include C.R. Bard, Ethicon, Inc., Tyco Healthcare, and American Medical Systems. Shortly after the devices were released to the market, however, many patients implanted with the devices complained of pelvic pain and various other complications.
Reports of injuries associated with transvaginal mesh devices are not new, nor are they rare in the United States. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated in 2008 that it had received more than a thousand complaints of transvaginal mesh implant injuries within a three-year period. Moreover, the agency issued another transvaginal mesh alert in 2011, stating that it had received about 2,900 more adverse event reports, with injuries allegedly linked to surgical mesh implants.
Based on the reports submitted to the FDA, patients have suffered from various serious complications. Such complications include mesh erosion, perforation, recurrent POP, and painful intercourse. In some reports, patients were required to undergo additional procedures in order to take out the failed implants. Consequently, many of the injured are now pressing charges against the companies responsible for the production and distribution of the alleged devices. Further information and updates regarding these lawsuits involving transvaginal mesh devices and the vaginal mesh status conference may be found on personal injury law firm websites, such as the Rottenstein Law Group’s rotlaw.com.
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