As you may recall, a series of lawsuits related to injuries caused by defectively designed ObTape Vaginal Slings were filed by numerous women in the Atlanta, Georgia area back in November of 2007. The defective medical device is made by Mentor, Inc. and was designed and marketed to help women manage incontinence and maintain bladder control. This defective medical device has caused numerous women a multitude of problems and complications, which has led to a flurry of lawsuits across the county as recently as late January 2008.
As a direct result of the use of the Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling, women are suffering from erosions of the vaginal wall and the urethra. This is causing women severe pain and is necessitating women have to have multiple surgeries to treat these conditions. Another complication that women are experiencing is that the device is cutting into the vaginal wall.
In the lawsuits, in addition to the Plaintiff's alleging that the Vaginal Sling is defectively designed, it is also alleged that the mesh on the sling came apart and that parts of the mesh material that make up the sling became embedded in the vaginal wall, causing women to experience pain, infections and bloody discharges, among other things. These women are now faced with having to have the defective vaginal sling surgically removed, which is by all accounts, considered a complex and lengthy procedure.
Women across the Atlanta, Georgia area and the rest of the county were hoping that the vaginal sling made by Mentor, Inc. would help them with their bladder and incontinence issues, but instead the mere presence of this defective medical device has lead to a plethora of medical problems and in turn to serious litigation.
If you or a loved one has been affected by this or any other defective medical device, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.
