According to a recent article from FDA News, Boston Scientific has entered into a private settlement agreement with a plaintiff who was suing the company for injuries she alleged are related their defective transvaginal mesh implant. This transvaginal mesh lawsuit was being heard before the United States District Court for…
Transvaginal mesh implants were designed to treat painful and uncomfortable conditions in women, such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence. Essentially, if a woman suffered from an inability to hold back the flow of urine or pain in the vaginal walls, doctors would surgically implant one of…
In the greater Boston area and across the United States, women have been filing lawsuits against makers of defective transvaginal mesh (TVM) medical devices in large numbers. According to a recent news article from WBUR, there has been no slowdown of victims coming forward to file cases. Transvaginal mesh implants…
Many women who suffered from urinary incontinence and other medical conditions were told transvaginal mesh (TVM) could solve these problems. Essentially, doctors insert a medical device consisting of a surgical grade mesh, and a suspension system such as sling, into patients in an effort to provide additional support to the…
Scott v. C.R. Bard, Inc., an appeal from the Court of Appeal for the State of California, involved a plaintiff who was injured by a polypropylene mesh kit designed to treat women who suffer from a condition known as pelvic organ prolapse (POP). POP occurs when a female patient has…
Boston Scientific Corporation is headed to trial over its Obtryx transvaginal mesh devices, according to a recent report from Reuters. The company has faced complaints from over 23,000 victims who allege that its transvaginal mesh (TVM) implant caused serious personal injury. The Obtryx device is a transvaginal mesh implant designed…
Our Boston transvaginal mesh attorneys understand for women who are victims of defective Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) products, the impact can be devastating and hard for others to comprehend. According to a news article from The Claiborne Progress, one TVM patient has joined a support group run by a non-profit organization…
According to a recent article from the West Virginia Record, a federal jury has just awarded a plaintiff $3.27 million in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) case involving transvaginal mesh (TVM) products manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. This case involved the Gynecare TVT Obturator. This device, manufactured by Ethicon, a Johnson…
According to a recent Bloomberg article, Boston Scientific was found liable and ordered pay $73 million in connection with its Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) medical device. As our experienced vaginal mesh attorneys in Massachusetts can explain, the product involved in the lawsuit was the Obtryx sling. The Obtryx sling is a…
Incontinence is often associated with post-childbirth complications, but can also be linked to other causes. Health professionals have even linked female incontinence to long-distance running. There has also been significant documentation, online and in the media, about professional athletes who may suffer from incontinence, even while in competition. In a…