Transvaginal Mesh

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study on June 20 by John Wei, MD, a researcher and professor of urology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “What we found is that by putting in a sling, the risk of having leakage is halved,” he said in a […]

With all of the controversy, bad outcomes, and thousands of personal injury lawsuits concerning vaginal mesh, this medical doctor has a novel approach. Dr. John Wei of the University of Michigan suggests using a mid-urethral sling to prevent incontinence, even when the woman is not incontinent! Published June 20, 2012 […]

Even though more than 93,000 patients have been implanted with the now recalled DePuy metal-on-metal hip, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to start a conversation. It seems a little like the proverbial “closing the barn door after the horse has already escaped”. The federal agency will convene a […]

In its June 4th announcement that it is taking four synthetic vaginal meshes off the market, Ethicon acts like it is in charge of the FDA. First, the division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) requests it be given 120 days to “cease commercialization” which essentially means allowing the four defective […]

On Monday, June 4, in a letter to two different courts, Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced it was removing four synthetic surgical meshes from the market.  All four fall under the Gynecare division – the TVT Secur, Prosima, Prolift and the Prolift+M. In doing so it […]

Four mesh products have been recalled that belong to the Gynecare family of polypropylene mesh under the Ethicon division of Johnson & Johnson. In a June 4th letter Ethicon advised the court it was suspending the sale of synthetic vaginal meshes and on page 2 there is a curious note […]

What do we know about any of the polypropylene meshes that are being removed from the market by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division. The four involved mesh products are: The TVT Secur; The Prosima Pelvic Floor Repair System; The Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair System; and The Prolift MTM Pelvic Floor […]

Late last night, June 4th comes news from Bloomberg, that medical device maker, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) plans to stop selling four transvaginal mesh implants in the face of hundreds of lawsuits and more to come. Ethicon, a unit of J&J, told a federal judge in West Virginia that it […]

The Honorable Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held a status conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in the U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia to coordinate the discovery process for the hundreds of consolidated cases filed by women around the […]

Consumers Union has posted an ad in the online news source, Politico, Monday, May 21, asking “Should medical device makers be allowed to sell new devices based on manufacturer-recalled products – without ever having to prove that the safety flaws were fixed?” Sounds like the answer should be a resounding […]