Complications mention in TVM Lawsuits

When the muscles holding pelvic organs in place are weakened, it results in POP. When an activity such as coughing or sneezing results in the involuntary leakage of urine, the condition is called stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The transvaginal meshes are used to repair these issues by providing extra support to the damaged or weakened tissues.


The use of these surgical meshes has been in the market since the 1950s. But during the 1990s, surgical mesh was studied and found to be an effective option for the treatment of abdominal repair of SUI. In 2002, the product was approved to be used for the curing POP. But even when they were marketed as safe and effective device, they were reported to cause debilitating injuries. The victims of these devices filed for bladder mesh lawsuit claiming the expenses of their pain and suffering.

The brands that have been named in the cases

According to a 2017 study, experts found up to 40% of women suffer injuries as a result of medical instruments used in the initial implantation of the mesh. The failure of Bard Avaulta, Gynecare Prolift, Boston Scientific Pinnacle and Uphold, and Perigee, AMS Apogee, and Elevate, and other pelvic mesh products and bladder sling have been known to be defective nature. It can also lead to the need for multiple operations in trying to remove the broken mesh and to repair the extensive damage caused by the mesh. Broken meshes are certainly the most dangerous concern of them all. But in many cases the mesh cannot be completely removed which leaves the patient's health in compromising situation permanently.

FDA Warning

The FDA released an initial warning about transvaginal mesh complications in 2008 October. Again in July 2011, the FDA announced that women who were implanted with the vaginal mesh were at a greater risk for health complications than those undergoing other treatment for pelvic organ prolapse repair.

More than 30,000 women have filed lawsuits against the mesh makers after suffering vaginal scarring, mesh erosion, pain, and other complications following surgery. At least six medical device manufacturers have been named in the bladder mesh lawsuit litigation.

What are the allegations?

The lawsuits involving transvaginal mesh products specifically blame the following:
  • Mesh makers failed to sufficiently inform the doctors as to the risks lined with the mesh implants
  • The materials used to make the mesh products can lead to adverse immune or inflammatory reactions in patients
  • Implantation of a faulty bladder sling or vaginal mesh can effect in serious harm due to contraction, shrinkage or retraction of the mesh, which might further require surgical intervention
  • Mesh implants have high rates of failure, injury and complications; and they have seen not to work as intended
  • The TVM have caused severe and irreversible damage, which may include chronic pelvic pain, scarring, infection, organ perforation, inflammation, mesh erosion, nerve damage, and pain during sex
The majority of vaginal mesh cases have been made into multidistrict litigation (MDL). There is no known class action lawsuit. The victims can claim for the expenses of their medical treatment, pain and suffering and cost of hospitalization and more.

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