Amanda Antell  |  July 31, 2015

Category: Legal News

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vaginal-mesh-painA vaginal mesh complications lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson and  subsidiary Ethicon Inc. by a Kentucky woman who alleges she suffered debilitating side effects.

Plaintiff Rebecca F. was suffering from a common condition that prevented her from controlling a majority of her pelvic muscles. This can cause pain and discomfort, limit bladder control, and cause urine leakage.

Johnson & Johnson is one of several major pharmaceutical companies that manufactures products used by doctors to treat that condition. But those devices have allegedly caused numerous problems, according to vaginal mesh complications lawsuits.

When vaginal mesh was first used, it was considered a medical miracle as it provided a discreet treatment method for such a personal problem. Women often developed either SUI or POP after a traumatic physical event like childbirth, or an accident. When vaginal mesh was officially approved by the FDA, numerous manufacturing companies in the United States jumped at the opportunity.

According to Rebecca’s vaginal mesh lawsuit, her doctor saw advertising to the recommendation of the TVT-O mesh product, which was implanted in 2010 with no initial complications. Soon after, though, Rebecca started experiencing severe pain and discomfort.

It was quickly discovered that she had been suffering from side effects commonly associated with mesh complications. Among the complications are mesh erosion, mesh tearing, device failure, infection, and organ tearing.

Numerous women have also indicated that these mesh products interfered with their every day lives, like causing intercourse to be unbearably painful and making basic movements painful.

Overview of Vaginal Mesh Complications

According to the lawsuit, Rebecca also suffered these complications and may have to pursue further treatment options to resolve these mesh complications.

The result is often surgery to remove the mesh. Rebecca, in her lawsuit, says that she and her physician were not aware of the potential side effects and that had they known, she would not have undergone the procedure.

Rebecca’s lawsuit against Ethicon puts her among thousands of other women who have filed similar product liability lawsuits. Like Rebecca, these women report suffering mesh complications soon after their initial implantation surgery, with many of them reporting that they chose to surgically remove them.

Lawsuits like Rebecca’s assert that the manufacturers had an obligation to warn about the potential risks of the products.

This vaginal mesh lawsuit is part of In Re: Ethicon Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2327, in the U.S. District Court of Southern West Virginia, Charleston Division.

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