Transvaginal Mesh

A Philadelphia jury has ordered global healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $80 million in compensation to a Pennsylvania woman injured due to a transvaginal mesh implant. After two days of deliberation, the jury concluded that Ethicon's Prolift vaginal mesh is defective. Ethicon is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary [...]

"We couldn't assure women that these devices were safe and effective long term." With these words, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, announced a total ban on the remaining surgical mesh products used in the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse. The FDA's announcement does not affect mesh [...]