Vaginal Mesh Implants May Be One of the Largest Medical Device Failures in U.S. History
By Andrea Gressman
It is estimated that there are thousands of vaginal mesh implant victims currently dealing with one or more transvaginal mesh implant side effects. According to reports provided by U.S. Drug Watchdog, transvaginal mesh or bladder sling implant failure occurs when bonding between the device and a woman’s pelvic tissue fails. Consequently, the body rejects the vaginal mesh implant, which may cause protrusion of the mesh out of the vaginal tissue. Also known as mesh erosion, this condition may result in extreme pain, infection, bleeding, vaginal discharge, along with the impossibility for sexual intercourse.
Vaginal Mesh Implants Could Be One of the Biggest Disasters in the Medical Community, Causing a Number of Adverse Side Effects
According to U.S. Drug Watchdog, the transvaginal mesh implant may be one of the biggest medical disasters of all time. Court records indicate the vaginal mesh implant devices were created for women who suffer from pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress urinary incontinence. The procedure is supposed to be smooth, with minimal invasiveness. However, according to U.S. Drug Watchdog, the transvaginal mesh implant failures cause adverse reactions and a number of side effects, including mesh erosion and infection.
Female victims will most likely need reconstructive surgery to correct the problem, in addition to other procedures including IV therapy, blood transfusions, and drainage of hematomas or abscesses.
Vaginal Mesh Implant Side Effects
Symptoms associated with transvaginal mesh and/or bladder sling implant failure includes some of the following adverse side effects:
* Pain during sexual intercourse, which is caused by erosion
* Mesh erosion through the vagina, in which the mesh protrudes out of the vaginal wall
* Vaginal bleeding
* Vaginal infection
* Urinary problems
* Organ perforation
* Hardening of the vaginal mesh
* Injury to nearby organs
* And/or severe pelvic pain
Lack of Information Regarding Vaginal Mesh Implants Prevent a Number of Lawsuits from Being Filed
One of the biggest problems facing the group of women dealing with vaginal mesh implant failures, other failed medical devices, or recalled drug initiatives is the fact that the average American consumer is often left in the dark about a drug recall or failures involving medical devices such as bladder sling implants. That is why it is so important that if you know of a friend or family member that may be dealing with adverse side effects resulting from a vaginal mesh implant that you contact a qualified vaginal mesh lawsuit attorney right away.
Vaginal Mesh Implant Lawsuit MDL
Because of the sheer number of vaginal mesh implant lawsuits, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Multidistrict litigation will combine all vaginal mesh implant, transvaginal mesh implant and bladder sling implant lawsuits of a similar nature into a single courtroom and will include the following defendants:
* C.R. Bard, Inc.
* American Medical Systems, Inc.
* Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon, Inc.
If you experienced pain, bleeding, infections, mesh erosion, perforation, urinary problems, or other vaginal mesh implant side effects, you need to contact a vaginal mesh lawsuit attorney as soon as possible. Visit the Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Sling, Vaginal Mesh and Bladder Sling Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page and discuss the specifics of your case with an experienced vaginal mesh implant attorney.
Updated October 10th, 2012
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