Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Lawsuit 

Mesh surgeries undergone by women have been related to serious injuries and complications.

The facts

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning in 2008, concerning complications from surgeries for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse. According to the Food and Drug Administration “Over a three year time span, manufactures of surgical mesh reported adverse events in over 1000 surgeries.” At the time, experts believed that the true number of these transvaginal surgical mesh side effects were likely under-reported.

 

In July 2011 the FDA issued a follow up special safety communication called UPDATE on Serious Complications Associated with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Within this communication the FDA revealed that the instance of complications from surgical mesh used in POP and SUI “operations were not rare and were serious.”

Who manufactures the mesh?

American Medical Systems (AMS), Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard and Johnson & Johnson.

The following mesh brands are manufactured by these companies:

Advantage Sling System
Allograft
Arise Pinnacle
Avaulta
Avaulta Plus
BioArc
BioSynthetic Support
Ethicon
Faslata
Gynecare Prolift
Gynemesh PS
In-Fast Apogee
Lynx Solyx
MiniArc Elevate
Monarc Perigree
Obtryx Curved Single
Obtryx Mesh Sling
Pelvicol Tissue
PelviSoft Biomesh
Pelvitex Polypropylene Mesh
Prefyx Mid U Mesh Sling System
Prefyx PPS System
Promina
Solo Synthetic Support
SPARC
TVT Gynecare

Side effects are included but limited to:

  • Mesh erosion through vaginal wall or other body parts
  • Infection
  • Pain
  • Urinary problems
  • Recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence
  • Bladder, bowel or vessel perforation
  • Vaginal scarring
  • Pain during sexual intercourse
  • Other problems that led to a significant decrease in patient quality of life due to discomfort and pain

 

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