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COMPLICATIONS FROM GYNECARE PROLIFT AND BARD AVAULTA MESH PRODUCTS If you have had a Gynecare (Ethicon) Prolift, Bard Avaulta, Boston Scientific Uphold or Pinnacle, or American Medical Systems (AMS) Apogee, Perigee or Elevate mesh product placed in your body to treat pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence, and have suffered complications, you may have a viable product liability claim against the manufacturers of those products. The known complications include, but are not limited to, mesh erosion, mesh shrinkage, infection, granuloma formation, dyspareunia (painful sexual relations) and neuropathic pain. The failure of the Gynecare (Ethicon) Prolift, Bard Avaulta, Boston Scientific Uphold and Pinnacle, and American Medical Systems (AMS) Apogee, Perigee and Elevate mesh products can lead to the need for multiple operations to remove the mesh which can result in additional severe injuries such as scar tissue, nerve pain and urinary problems. These problems have been recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Public Health Notifications issued in July 2011, February 2009, and October 2008, in which over 4000 complaints of injuries relating to pelvic mesh products were reported. |
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