Transvaginal Mesh
Federal Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Consolidated in Multidistrict Litigation
Federal lawsuits against the following manufacturers of transvaginal mesh have been consolidated in an MDL before U.S. District Judge Joseph Gordon in Charleston, West Virginia: C.R. Bard: MDL # 2187 (approximately 2,938 lawsuits) American Medical Systems: MDL # 2325 (approximately 6,028 lawsuits) Boston Scientific: MDL # 2326 (approximately 3,557 lawsuits) Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson subsdiary):…
What is the Difference between Mesh and Sling?
The lawsuits in question here cover both transvaginal mesh and slings. The terms are often used interchangeably, though they are distinct devices. Slings, also sometimes called tape, are made from a mesh or lace-like material. They are small in size, and are most often used in cases of stress urinary incontinence. On the…
Transvaginal Mesh Timeline
1996: Boston Scientific gets clearance for the first transvaginal mesh device, called ProteGen. Even this first TVM device is cleared by the FDA through the 510(k) route, based on the predicate of a hernia sling. The only safety study done for ProteGen was a three month rat study. 1998: Johnson & Johnson gets clearance…
Damages that May Be Recovered in TVM Case
With multi-million dollar verdicts for TVM cases making news, it is easy to wonder what your TVM case might be worth. It is important to keep in mind that no matter how big the verdicts in these individual cases are, each case is very fact-specific. In the Johnson & Johnson Ethicon case, the woman…
Plaintiff awarded over $11 million in mesh lawsuit against Gynecare
A New Jersey jury awarded $7.76 million in punitive damages and $3.35 million in compensatory damages to a woman who had 18 surgeries in an attempt to correct a transvaginal mesh implant manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon. The company was accused of failure to warn, defective design, deceit and negligence. As with…
Transvaginal Mesh Information
Transvaginal Mesh has been used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in hundreds of thousands of women. More than 200,000 women undergo surgery to repair POP each year, and another 135,000 will undergo a surgical procedure to correct SUI. Many women who trusted their doctors to perform surgeries that would correct…
