I am a 38
years old woman who had a mesh implant three years ago. Now I am having awful issues with it. I read that there is a lawsuit over
these implants. Will the lawsuit
make the company pay for removal? Angie, Dora
Also called a sling, patch, and tape, a mesh implant
is a surgical mesh device used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress
urinary incontinence in women. Several medical device manufacturers such
as C.R. Bard, Johnson & Johnson, American Medical Systems,
and Boston Scientific manufactures and sells surgical mesh products designed
for implantation. Recently, the FDA and thousands of patients have been
questioning the safety of these products; the FDA even issued a warning to
patients and healthcare providers regarding the potential risks of this
product.
More than 5,000 patients filed injury reports to the
FDA during 2005 and 2014. The FDA
estimates that failure rates for mesh devices may be as high as 10 percent.
Device failure can result in serious complications such as: scarring, recurrence of condition,
inflammation, mesh erosion, urinary problems, and pain.
Why did the
FDA approve a product with such a high failure rate?
The first mesh device was approved in 1996 under the
FDA code 510(k), a clearance process that does not require the manufacturer to
conduct thorough testing of the product. Although the device was recalled after
three years, due to overwhelming numbers of injury reports, dozens of medical
device manufacturers have been able to receive clearance for products similar
to the recalled mesh.
If you are satisfied with your treatment, it is not
necessary for you to take further action. However, it is important for all
patients to go through annual and other routine check ups to ensure
complications do not develop in the future.
If you have suffered health complications, patients
may file a product liability lawsuit against the medical device
manufacturers. Compensation
claimed in a lawsuit will include an amount to pay for a revision or removal. Presently, several companies are facing
lawsuits from women who have been harmed as a result of mesh devices such as: Gynecare,
TVT, Avaulta, Gynemesh, Elevate, Perigee and Advantage Mid-Urethral Sling
Patients who have been injured by a surgical mesh
implant and are considering legal action should contact a professional product
liability lawyer as soon as possible.
Product Liability lawyers at Nelson, Bryan and Jones
have accumulated years of experience litigating against large corporations on
behalf of wrongfully injured consumers. With a track record of successfully
taking on large corporations, our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars
in settlements and verdicts for seriously injured victims. For more information
on how the lawyers at Nelson, Bryan and Jones can help you, please call us
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