Though medical devices are developed to improve lives, such is not always the case when discussing transvaginal mesh products. Used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse…
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The federal judge who is overseeing the pretrial proceedings in the 7 transvaginal mesh multidistrict litigations (MDLs) urged the defendants in each of the MDLs to settle the tens of…
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Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued an announcement in early May 2014 with new information on transvaginal mesh. Their announcement pertained specifically…
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In the Boston Scientific transvaginal mesh multidistrict litigation (MDL) taking place in a federal court in West Virginia, the transvaginal mesh manufacturer submitted a request to try cases individually versus…
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C.R. Bard, a manufacturer of medical devices used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), recently settled a vaginal mesh lawsuit. Selected as a bellwether case,…
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In what is an unfortunate distraction in the Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) in West Virginia, news of telephone scammers contacting women about filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits…
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A St. Louis surgeon at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur has gained a positive reputation among women who have visited him for transvaginal mesh removal surgery. The surgeon,…
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Creating a medical product with materials not intended for medical use is a dangerous practice. A manufacturer of transvaginal mesh products, Boston Scientific, is purported to have done just that…
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The first transvaginal mesh lawsuit in the Ethicon multidistrict litigation (MDL) in a West Virginia federal court has reportedly discontinued proceedings following a ruling for dismissal handed down by the…
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Scammers are asking women to lie about complications from transvaginal mesh surgeries, hinting at potentially large compensation sums. These phone scammers ask if women have had the mesh operation and…
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