Lawsuit On TVM

Tens of thousands of patients who have suffered from the use of faulty mesh implants have filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of this product.

The FDA defines a transvaginal mesh as a medical device which is inserted to relieve symptoms of POP or urinary incontinence. The first transvaginal mesh was approved to treat POP in 2002; and though surgical meshes have worked well for other conditions, the transvaginal meshes began to fall apart, leaving patients in excruciating pain.

The FDA issued a report in 2008 which was reinforced in 2011 highlighting the serious complications of these surgeries. Transvaginal mesh lawsuits were filed to claim for the damage awards to the victims.

Mesh lawsuit update

Most of the lawsuits that were submitted in the federal court system have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings. There, they have been handled in a manner similar to the vaginal mesh class action. However, each case remains an individual lawsuit and each plaintiff’s damages will be evaluated and determined based on the individual circumstances in their case and factors such as how the mesh failure has impacted their health.

A series of “bellwether” trials are currently in progress in the vaginal mesh litigation which involves a number of different products, that are planned to allow the parties to gauge how juries are likely to take action to certain evidence and testimony that will be repeated throughout many cases.

The complications reported in the mesh lawsuit

The major signs of a defective implant show the following side effects:

•                    mesh erosion

•                    urinary tract problems

•                    vaginal scarring and shrinkage

•                    recurrent prolapse and inconsistency

•                    chronic pain in the abdomen and surgical site

•                    severe bacterial infection

•                    painful intercourse

If you have suffered from the pain and complications, get in touch with the team of tvmalerts. Visit http://tvmalerts.net/ or dial 1-888-727-1064 to know about the lawsuits and how to file for the same. Experienced team can help you fight for the financial compensation for all the undue pain and suffering you had to go through.