Transvaginal Mesh
Mesh Manufacturers in Talks to Settle
Five mesh manufacturers are said to be moving towards settlement over transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been consolidated into multi-district litigation in West Virginia. The manufacturers that are involved in the talks are C.R. Bard, Endo Health Solutions, Boston Scientific Corporation, Coloplast Corporation, and Cook Medical Inc. Most of the companies face over 12,000 lawsuits,…
J & J’s Ethicon Ignores FDA’s Warnings to Stop Marketing Mesh Device
In August of 2007, the FDA sent Johnson & Johnson a letter stating that it needed to stop marketing and sales of Gynecare Prolift, a TVM device manufactured and sold by its Ethicon division. The FDA stated that it needed more information on 16 potential deficiencies with the product, and that it would decide whether…
Who Manufactures Mesh? Coloplast Corporation
Colopast Corporation manufacturers many TVM products, both mesh and sling, including the following: Novasilk Aris Suspend Fascia Lata MPathy Mentor-Aris T-Sling Supris Retropubic Sling System Virtue These products can and have caused serious side effects in women. The insertion procedure itself can be risky, but even if the initial procedure goes well, serious complications can…
Who Manufactures Mesh? Ethicon
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon faces thousands of lawsuits alleging that their mesh and sling products caused organ perforation, pain, scarring and nerve damage. It is one of the few manufacturers that has ceased production of the majority of its transvaginal mesh products. Ethicon has stopped making the following: Gynecare TVT Secur System Gynecare Prosima…
Who Manufactures Mesh? Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific was the manufacturer of the very first vaginal sling device: the ProteGen. The ProteGen was approved in 1996, but Boston Scientific requested that the FDA recall it three years later because of unexpected complications. Unfortunately, the many devices that used ProteGen as a predicate for clearance of their own transvaginal mesh devices were…
Who Manufacturers Mesh? American Medical Systems
American Medical Systems, now a part of Endo Health Solutions, has been manufacturing transvaginal mesh and sling devices for women’s pelvic health for years. They manufacture a number of products. The following products are marketed by AMS for treatment of various types of pelvic organ prolapse: Elevate Prolapse Repair System Perigee (for bladder prolapse, or…
Who Manufacturers Mesh? C.R. Bard
C.R. Bard manufacturers many different types of mesh, including the following: Avaulta Avaulta Plus Avaulta Solo Avaulta Biosynthetic Pelvicol PelviSoft PelviLace Uretex Self-anchoring Urethral Support System (sling) Uretex TO Trans-Obturator (sling) Unfortunately, many women that have been placed with these products have not only had to undergo the surgical procedure, but have suffered…
