Transvaginal Mesh Recall Information
While a total of nine manufacturers offer different transvaginal mesh medical devices, the meshes used most frequently and most often linked to injuries in women who receive the implanted mesh, are produced by four manufacturers in particular: J&J/Ethicon, Bard, AMS and Boston Scientific. Below you will find information on the transvaginal mesh devices made by each of these companies. All of these devices have caused serious side effects to women that have received them.
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Women’s Health & Urology division, a New Jersey company, is responsible for manufacturing many transvaginal mesh devices. Brand names of Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon’s transvaginal mesh patches include:
Ethicon TVT
Gynecare TVT
Gynemesh PS
Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Patch
Secur
Bard
Bard is another manufacturer of transvaginal mesh patches. This company, based in Georgia, manufactures, distributes, and markets numerous medical devices. Brand names of Bard’s transvaginal mesh patches include:
Avaulta Plus™ BioSynthetic Support System
Avaulta Solo™ Synthetic Support System
Faslata® Allograft
Pelvicol® Tissue
PelviSoft® Biomesh
Pelvitex™ Polypropylene Mesh
American Medical Systems or AMS
SPARC® is a type of transvaginal mesh patch produced by Minnesota-based American Medical Systems. SPARC® is designed to treat stress incontinence.
Boston Scientific
With headquarters in Massachusetts, Boston Scientific, who has been making medical devices for over 25 years, is also responsible for making potentially defective and dangerous transvaginal mesh systems effects, some of which could be potentially fatal. Boston Scientific’s transvaginal mesh patch brands include:
Advantage™ Sling System
Obtryx® Curved Single
Obtryx® Mesh Sling
Prefyx Mid U™ Mesh Sling System
Prefyx PPS™ System
Transvaginal Mesh Legal Help
The most common transvaginal mesh injuries reported are infection, internal bleeding, vaginal scarring, vaginal wall narrowing, urinary problems, mesh erosion through the vaginal tissues, pain, pain during sexual intercourse, as well as recurrence of prolapse, incontinence, or both.
If you or a loved one were implanted with a transvaginal mesh medical device and have been treated for any of the symptoms above, contact my office as soon as possible at 1-800-285-4878, or use one of the options on the right to speak with a member of our Mass Torts staff.
