Did a Transvaginal Mesh Patch affect you?
In one study of 389 women, 200 received the Transvaginal Mesh Patch surgical repair and the others received a different treatment. After 12 months, women that received the surgical procedure were more likely to suffer from:
- intraoperative hemorrhage
- bladder perforation
- stress urinary incontinence
- and surgical intervention to correct the first procedure occurred in 3% of the group
This study concluded that there were higher short-term rates of success – but more repairs were needed at the 12-month mark than when using other procedures.
On the other hand, another study of 684 patients who received the Transvaginal Mesh Patch surgical procedure in 2002 sang the praises of the procedure. However, it is important to note that 84% of the patients were post-menapausal and the average age was 63.5 years. Should this study have been accepted as validation of the Transvaginal Mesh Patch procedure? With such a narrow group of participants, probably not–since most of the time, this procedure is performed on women in their child-bearing years, after the stress of pregnancy and childbirth.
It is not only short-sighted to use this study, but it is unconscionable to spout the values of this procedure when it was not tested on a cross-section of women that will become the likely candidates of the Transvaginal Mesh Patch. So data from studies is out there, but is it all good data? Did your doctor have enough solid information out there to support his decision to recommend the transvaginal mesh? Let us find the answer for you.
You opened this article to get some information on a Transvaginal Mesh and a Transvaginal Mesh attorney. Why? Because you or someone you know are suffering from one of the many Transvaginal Mesh failure side effects.
It could be any of the following:
- erosion of vaginal tissue
- infection
- mesh erosion
- perforations of the bowel, bladder or blood vessels
- recurrence of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence
- urinary problems
- vaginal scarring
Why Did You Need the Transvaginal Mesh Patch?
Something as natural as pregnancy and childbirth stretched your vaginal tissue and weakened it. Your doctor advised that the best way to treat this weakened tissue is to have a transvaginal mesh patch added to the vaginal wall to strengthen it. It sounded like a simple, easy fix; a common repair for many women that are faced with the breakdown of their natural vaginal tissue.
You didn’t cause the failure in your tissue that called for the transvaginal mesh patch to be used.
Who knew that it could cause so many negative side effects? Well, your doctor should know. Odds are that your doctor has access to studies that would clue him in to the issues that lie ahead. But like so many surgical procedures, the chances are that it will work. So the doctor advises that it is your best option and makes it sound like it will be a quick repair with no negatives mentioned at all.
But something went seriously wrong.
Failure of the Transvaginal Mesh
Once your transvaginal mesh patch has failed, you will need more surgeries to repair the repair. That doesn’t really make sense, does it? Why would a patch that is supposed to make you whole again instead cause you to experience other negative issues and thus need further surgeries?
And furthermore, repairing weakened tissue that was already repaired is much more difficult. Your surgeon will not only have to work with weakened tissue the second time around, but will also have less good tissue than the first time around because the Transvaginal Mesh and damaged tissue must be removed as well. This certainly sounds like a huge mesh you should not have to deal with.
At this point, you might consider calling a Transvaginal Mesh Lawyer.
Who Makes the Mesh Patch – And Are They Making Money at Your Risk?
There are nine manufacturers of the Transvaginal Mesh. Four of these manufacturers are responsible for not only the majority of procedures, but the highest number of injuries to women as well.
1. Johnson and Johnson sells their patches under the brand names:
- Ethicon TVT
- Gynecare TVT
- Gynemesh PS
- Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Patch
- Secur
2. Bard sells their patches under the brand names:
- Avaulta Plus™ BioSynthetic Support System
- Avaulta Solo™ Synthetic Support System
- Faslata® Allograft
- Pelvicol® Tissue
- PelviSoft® Biomesh
- Pelvitex™ Polypropylene Mesh
3. American Medical System (AMS) sells their Transvaginal Mesh Patch under the brand name SPARC.
4. Boston Scientific sells their Transvaginal Mesh Patch under the brand names:
- Advantage™ Sling System
- Obtryx® Curved Single
- Obtryx® Mesh Sling
- Prefyx Mid U™ Mesh Sling System
- Prefyx PPS™ System
So, the question remains: Why do these companies continue to manufacture and sell these Transvaginal Mesh Patches when the commonplace failure of them harms so many women?
What Will Stop Them?
We will help to stop them. Or, at least, we will make them stand up and take notice that women no longer want to be their cash machine. It’s not your fault that you needed surgical intervention. Unfortunately, the product produced to help you is a failure.
Plain and simple, we can be your best friend in this time of need.
- We know the product
- We know the side effects – some of which you might not have experienced yet
- We know the manufacturers
- We know the law
- We handle pharmaceutical cases day-in and day-out – they are our specialty
- We know our way around the courtroom and their attorneys
We have the experience and the expertise to make sure that you are appropriately compensated for your losses. Call us now by dialing 713-223-1234 or 800-779-4950 and get connected to an experienced Transvaginal Mesh Lawyer!