Defective Product Attorney

Transvaginal Mesh

Vaginal Mesh is mainly used for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Women who have been implanted with Transvaginal mesh and pelvic/bladder support products are filing suit against the manufacturers across the nation following the disturbing results of a clinical study. The study was discontinued before completion because the problems they were seeing in patients were too severe to continue. More than 15 percent of women in the study experienced the dangerous and painful condition known as “erosion,” in which the skin splits and the mesh protrudes. On July 13, 2011, The FDA issued a Public Health Notification discussing Serious Complications Associated with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh in Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence.

The Transvaginal products (mesh, tape and sling devices) are manufactured by several companies including Johnson & Johnson, C.R. Bard, Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems and others, and are marketed as solutions for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Transvaginal meshes are implanted through surgery. According to the FDA, contributing factors to complications potentially include the patient’s health, mesh material, the size and shape of the mesh, surgical procedures and estrogen levels.

From 2005 to 2010, there have been more than 3,875 injuries reported to the Food and Drug Administration following the placement of a transvaginal mesh device. In 2011, the FDA warned patients and healthcare providers of the risks associated with the use of transvaginal mesh and recommended they consider alternative treatments. According to a recent article in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, patients would have been better off with traditional treatment.

Some of the symptoms associated with these products are:

• erosion of vaginal tissue
• infection
• vaginal mesh erosion
• pain
• perforations of the bowel, bladder or blood vessels
• recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
• urinary problems
• vaginal scarring

If you or someone you love has suffered after being implanted with vaginal mesh, let us help you fight for justice. Please contact our Mississippi and Alabama defective product attorney  at the Taylor Law Firm, LLC to schedule your free consultation.  We gladly serve victims in Alabama, Mississippi, & Florida including Mobile, Pensacola, Pascagoula, Gulfport & Biloxi.