More product liability lawsuits are being filed against medical device manufacturer, C.R. Bard and many others over injuries sustained from surgical mesh implants. The latest lawsuit involves a West Virginia woman who suffered significant mental and physical pain, permanent injury and deformity, the loss of a bodily organ system and has undergone and will have to undergo corrective surgeries.

West Virginia surgical mesh lawsuit

According to an article in the West Virginia Record, Rebecca Smith was implanted with C.R. Bard's Avaulta Anterior and Posterior BioSynthetic Support System to treat pelvic organ prolapse, or POP. However, the surgical mesh device caused her permanent injury, deformity and the loss of a bodily organ system. She has already undergone several corrective surgeries and will have to undergo others in the future – causing her severe physical and emotional pain. Unfortunately, Smith's story is too common an occurrence with women throughout the nation.

FDA has received thousands of injury reports

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has received over 1,000 reports of adverse side effects concerning transvaginal surgical mesh devices used to treat POP and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The FDA has warned healthcare professionals that patients using the devices may experience erosion through vaginal epithelium, infection, pain, urinary problems, recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence and bowel, bladder and blood vessel perforation during insertion.

C.R. Bard is not the only manufacturer who makes these devices. Some of the others include:

• American Medical Systems (Product: SPARC)
• Boston Scientific Scimed (Products: Prefyx PPS, Obtryx Curved Single, Obtryx Mesh Sling, Advantage Sling System, Prefyx System Mid U, Mesh Sling System)
• Johnson & Johnson – Switzerland (Product: K974098)
• Mentor (Product: ObTape K031767)

If you've been injured due to a surgical mesh medical device, it's important to know that you may have legal remedies available to you. An experienced surgical mesh product liability lawyer can provide a free case review and evaluate your options.