Transvaginal Mesh

Thornton & Naumes, LLP wants to alert you to the urgent public notice issued July 13, 2011 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning transvaginal mesh.

What is Transvaginal Mesh?

Transvaginal mesh is a medical device implanted surgically. It stretches across the vaginal wall, or pelvic floor, to support tissues and organs damaged or sagging due to injury, childbirth, surgery or age.

Who uses it and for what conditions?

Women who develop Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) or loss of bladder control known as Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). This usually occurs after childbirth or pregnancy, as a result of aging, or to those who have suffered an injury or undergone surgery. POP involves a weakening or stretching of internal structures that support organs such as the bladder, bowel and uterus, causing the organs to drop to below their normal position and bulge into the vagina. SUI is a leakage of urine during moments of physical activity, such as coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercise.

How does it work?

Transvaginal mesh acts like a hammock and supports the sagging organs so that women can lead normal lives.

Since 2008, the FDA has issued two safety alerts regarding transvaginal mesh. The latest notice advised patients and their healthcare providers to consider alternatives to the mesh and noted that the FDA will be meeting to discuss a potential ban.

The warning was issued after the FDA received approximately 3800 reports of injury relating to the mesh, including three deaths, within the last five years. Research indicates that approximately 10 percent of women who have received the transvaginal mesh suffer from mesh erosion within 12 months of surgery, leading to complications such as pain, infection, bleeding, discomfort during sexual intercourse, organ perforation and urinary problems. Additional surgery to remove the mesh can result in permanent injury and pain.

What can you do?

If you or a loved one developed an infection, bleeding or other complication following implantation of transvaginal mesh, please call our office to discuss your legal rights with a transvaginal mesh injury lawyer.

Our law firm is investigating claims for individuals harmed by transvaginal mesh products manufactured by nine different corporations, including Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, and C.R. Bard, Inc.

Trust our Massachusetts transvaginal mesh injury attorneys to help

Contact the Boston law firm of Thornton & Naumes LLP online or at 1-888-341-1405 for a free consultation with a nationally recognized leader in Massachusetts defective medical device litigation. You have nothing to risk. We offer a fair and accurate assessment of your case, and, perhaps, some hope.