Surgical Mesh: Manufactured by numerous companies including, Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp.
Used for: Surgical repairs for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and/or Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) surgery. Used in place of stitches surgical mesh is designed to be a permanent implant and has been commonly used in transvaginal POP and SUI surgeries for many years. In POP procedures the mesh is commonly called a “bladder sling.”
Symptoms or Consequences: In July 2011, the FDA announced that a multi-year study of surgical mesh implants found serious complications associated with surgical mesh for POP and SUI procedures. The FDA report also noted, “[f]urthermore it is not clear that transvaginal POP repair with mesh is more effective than traditional non-mesh repair in all patients with POP and it may expose patients to greater risk.” Erosion of the mesh through the vagina is the most common and consistently reported complication. Mesh contraction is also a risk. Both mesh erosion and mesh contraction can cause severe pelvic pain, painful sexual intercourse. Other symptoms may include: Bladder, bowel, or blood vessel bleeding or perforation, bone and hip infections and/or the recurrence of the POP and/or SUI condition.
Additional Information: For more information visit Providence Health Plan
Used for: Surgical repairs for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and/or Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) surgery. Used in place of stitches surgical mesh is designed to be a permanent implant and has been commonly used in transvaginal POP and SUI surgeries for many years. In POP procedures the mesh is commonly called a “bladder sling.”
Symptoms or Consequences: In July 2011, the FDA announced that a multi-year study of surgical mesh implants found serious complications associated with surgical mesh for POP and SUI procedures. The FDA report also noted, “[f]urthermore it is not clear that transvaginal POP repair with mesh is more effective than traditional non-mesh repair in all patients with POP and it may expose patients to greater risk.” Erosion of the mesh through the vagina is the most common and consistently reported complication. Mesh contraction is also a risk. Both mesh erosion and mesh contraction can cause severe pelvic pain, painful sexual intercourse. Other symptoms may include: Bladder, bowel, or blood vessel bleeding or perforation, bone and hip infections and/or the recurrence of the POP and/or SUI condition.
Additional Information: For more information visit Providence Health Plan
Contact: If you believe you or a loved one may have a claim related to the use of surgical mesh in a POP and/or SUI procedure, please contact Knox at Boteler, Finley & Wolfe (knox@bfw-lawyers.com) for more information and help locating the law firm leading these Mass Tort cases.
The complications when you see them enumerated in list like this doesn't came through as severe as they are. When you read testimonials by women suffering from these complications or you watch video interviews of women dealing with problems caused by pelvic mesh implants you realize the gravity of the situation.
ReplyDeleteThis type of medical products are very frustrating for its patients. This product is expected to provide comfort for them, but instead it just worsen the problem with the complications that it bring. These products must not be allowed to be marketed. This is the cause of all the commotion and the hundreds of lawsuits that are being filed against its manufacturers. There is something to be done to put an end to this dilemma.
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