Have You Been Wrongly Hurt by Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

Around 100,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed and many of the resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts. Today, it happens to be one of the largest medical device mass torts in history. Surgical mesh is a woven fabric used to reinforce, repair and strengthen weakened tissues. Transvaginal mesh is used to treat a condition called pelvic organ prolapse (POP), or to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Unfortunately, the following complications have been reported as a result of transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse (POP) procedure:

•    Mesh erosion leading to exposure, extrusion and/or protrusion
•    Pelvic pain
•    Pain during sexual intercourse
•    Recurrence of prolapse
•    Organ perforation
•    Infection
•    Bleeding
•    Urinary leakage

Following the discovery of the debilitating complications caused by these meshes, thousands of victims filed transvaginal mesh lawsuits against the various manufacturers for the following:

•    recover compensation for their pain and expenses
•    alleging that manufacturers mesh knew of the potential complications but did not warn of these potential consequences

Many lawsuits against transvaginal mesh manufacturers have even become a part of multi-district litigation (MDL) status. Settlements of these cases have cost manufacturers more than hundreds of millions of dollars, and some of the cases have gone to trial that resulted in jury verdicts from several thousands of dollars to an astounding $20 million.

On October 20, 2008, the FDA issued a Public Health Notification to healthcare practitioners and the public highlighting the complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). By then, the FDA had already received more than 1,000 reports of complications, most of who complained about vaginal epithelium, pain, infection, urinary problems, and recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence.

The FDA issued a Safety Communication in July 2011 focusing that “serious complications associated with surgical mesh for transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse are not rare.” So, in 2012, the FDA reclassified these devices from Class II to Class III. 

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