Woman Disfigured by AMS Vaginal Mesh Devices Files Lawsuit

By Sarah Mirando | August 10, 2012

Category: Pharmaceuticals

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Woman Disfigured by AMS Vaginal Mesh Devices Files Lawsuit

By Matt O’Donnell

A California woman has filed a defective vaginal mesh lawsuit against American Medical Systems (AMS) alleging she was seriously injured by the company’s Monarc Subfascial Hammock and Apogee System with Intepro mesh devices. The AMS vaginal mesh lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of failing to warn about the risk of vaginal mesh erosion, infection, perforation, chronic pain and/or abscess, which left the woman permanently disfigured.

According to her AMS vaginal mesh lawsuit, filed July 12, 2012 in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, the Plaintiff was implanted with the Monarc Subfascial Hammock (a bladder sling that treats stress urinary incontinence by supporting the urethra) and the Apogee System with Intepro (a transvaginal mesh device that treats pelvic organ prolapse) in July 2005. Instead of helping her, however, the AMS vaginal mesh devices caused her significant mental and physical pain and suffering, permanent injury, permanent and substantial deformity, and the loss of her bodily organ system, the lawsuit claims.

The AMS vaginal mesh lawsuit also alleges that American Medical Systems failed to warn about the risks associated with transvaginal mesh, which reacts with human tissue and can cause numerous side effects, including vaginal mesh erosion, extrusion or protrusion into the vagina, infection, organ perforation, chronic pain, and infection. According to the lawsuit, AMS was aware — or should have been aware — of these vaginal mesh side effects, but failed to warn the public, exposing women to serious health risks.

It’s the latest lawsuit to be filed over defective AMS vaginal mesh devices. Close to 100 AMS vaginal mesh lawsuit have been filed in U.S. federal courts, which have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) known as In Re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2325) in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. The American Medical Systems MDL is still open for vaginal mesh victims to join and seek compensation for their medical expenses, emotional distress, inability to have sex, loss of quality of life, lost wages, pain and suffering, and spousal loss of consortium.

AMS transvaginal mesh products have been linked to a host of complications and side effects, including:

* vaginal mesh erosion

* extrusion of the mesh, requiring multiple surgeries to repair

* painful sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)

* perforation or puncture of the bladder, bowels, intestines and/or blood vessels around the vaginal wall

* recurring pelvic organ prolapse (POP)

* recurring stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

* urinary problems

* vaginal bleeding

* vaginal infection, discharge

* vaginal pain

* vaginal scarring

If you experienced any of these vaginal mesh side effects, you have legal options to pursue damages for your injuries, loss of income and impaired quality of life. A vaginal mesh attorney skilled at seeking compensation for AMS vaginal mesh injuries can help you get the justice you deserve.

Visit the Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Sling, Vaginal Mesh and Bladder Sling Class Action Lawsuit Investigation for more information about how to file an individual lawsuit against American Medical Systems, or a class action lawsuit. The vaginal mesh injury law firm working this investigation will provide a free, no-obligation consultation about your legal options, and will guide you through the process. Don’t suffer in silence any longer — contact them today and get compensation you deserve.

Updated August 10th, 2012

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