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Vaginal Mesh
In October 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a health advisory warning patients and health practitioners about serious vaginal mesh complications. Vaginal meshes are also commmonly referred to as transvaginal mesh. According to the FDA, the agency has received more than 1,000 reports from nine different vaginal mesh manufacturers of complications associated with vaginal mesh devices over the last three years.
Vaginal mesh is a type of material that is surgically placed inside the body through an incision in the vaginal wall to treat certain medical conditions. Typically, vaginal mesh is used to repair either stress urinary incontinence, a type of incontinence caused by leakage of urine during moments of physical stress, or pelvic organ prolapse, a condition that occurs when a pelvic organ, such as the bladder, drops (“prolapses�) from its normal position and pushes against the walls of the vagina.
Transvaginal Mesh Complications
The vaginal mesh complications most commonly reported to the FDA include erosion through the vaginal epithelium, infection, pain, urinary
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Potentially Dangerous Transvaginal Mesh Brands
Because the trans vaginal mesh FDA warning encompasses many brands and models of vaginal mesh, our vaginal mesh lawyers have compiled a list of vaginal mesh products that could have the potential to cause serious complications. These vaginal mesh devices include:
- SPARC
- Pelvicol
- Pelvisoft
- Prefyx PPS
- Obtryx Curved Single
- Obtryx Mesh Sling
- Advantage Sling System
- Prefyx System Mid U
- Mesh Sling System
- T-Sling
- Gynemesh PS (a.k.a. Prolift Pelvic Floor)
- Prolene Polypropylene Mesh
- Secur
- TVT
- Mentor Ob Tape
- Uretex TO
- Avaulta Biosynthetic Anterior and Posterior
- Avaulta Plus Biosynthetic Anterior and Posterior
- Uretex Pubovaginal Sling/Support Kit
- Pelvetex Polypropylene Mesh
These products can be identified by looking at the “product implant sticker,� which is removed from the device packaging immediately prior to implantation and affixed in the perioperative nurse’s notes in each patient’s hospital records.
Vaginal Mesh Attorney
If you or a loved one has experienced the painful complications associated with vaginal mesh, you may be entitled to file a vaginal mesh lawsuit seeking compensation for your injuries.
Contact our law firm today for a free and confidential case evaluation from a qualified vaginal mesh lawyer. Roopal Luhana is one of our lawyers working with vaginal mesh victims. She can be reached privately at (877) 779-1414 (ext. 230) or by email at luhana@bernlieb.com.
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