A Complete Guide to Transvaginal Mesh

Adult women suffer from dropped bladder condition and is called pelvic organ prolapse. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a condition where the patient suffers from a condition of involuntary release of urine. Activities such as exercising, sneezing, coughing and laughing lead to the involuntary release of urine and are a matter of concern for women post child birth. Medical-grade polypropylene meshes were originally designed for the treatment of hernia but are now a popular condition for the treatment of POP and SUI. 



But these medical devices have been known to cause serious harm to patients and most of them have filed for the lawsuits. However, the procedure is a complicated thing and to understand whether the patient is entitled for financial compensation, one should go for transvaginal mesh lawyers.

Women are eligible for monetary reimbursement if they have suffered from any of the below mentioned complications:


•    mesh erosion from the vaginal wall
•    continuous sense of protuberance from the vagina
•    constant vaginal drainage with an unusual pain
•    chronic lower back pain
•    painful intercourse
•    vaginal scarring
•    organ perforations of the bowel, bladder, or blood vessels
•    undue pressure in the lower abdomen
•    reoccurrence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or even of the pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
•    urinary problems like unusual bleeding or infection
•    vaginal pain which is not linked with intercourse

 

The FDA issued a public health notice in October 2008 where they stated the serious complications related to the implantation of transvaginal mesh for the treatment of SUI and POP. Over the past 15 years, millions of women complained about the risk for the side effects against the pharmaceutical giants.

The transvaginal mesh lawyers includes points which states how the victims experienced from complications such as mesh erosion, vaginal scarring, recurrence of the original POP or SUI condition, pain during intercourse and chronic infection.

The clearance procedure

The FDA cleared the use of transvaginal mesh through the 501(k) program which states that the companies can allow the selling of the devices based upon the prior approvals of similar mesh products. The first transvaginal medical device called ProtoGen Sling was introduced into the market in 1996 through a procedure known as pre-market approval. Unfortunately, the FDA never did a study of its own to find out what are the major problems linked with the devices and whether they are safe and effective.

The main companies named in the lawsuit include:

•    C.R. Bard
•    Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon
•    Endo Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiary American Medical Systems
•    Boston Scientific
•    Coloplast

 

Transvaginal mesh lawyers are suing the manufacturers on the basis of the following accusations:

•    misleading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), medical community, patients, and the public about the safety and effectiveness of the devices
•    failed to do any proper test about the transvaginal mesh
•    did not do any proper research about the risks of the surgical mesh
•    failed to create any safe procedure for mesh removal

The affected patients can claim for the expenses of the medical costs, lost wages, and the cost of pain and suffering.

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