Transvaginal Mesh Injury: Alternative Therapies for Pelvic Organ Prolapse The FDA has received thousands of reports from surgical mesh manufacturers noting complications from their surgically implanted transvaginal mesh (TVM) devices. In addition to the thousands of reports, there have been tens of thousands of lawsuits filed for injuries that resulted when the TVM eroded after …
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Lawsuits and Recalls
Transvaginal Mesh Injury: Recalls and Lawsuits Introduced as a means to support the bladder, the FDA approved the first ever transvaginal mesh product in 1996 – the ProteGen® sling by Boston Scientific. The mesh sling was intended to treat stress urinary incontinence, but after hundreds of complaints it was recalled in 1999. Many manufacturers, following …