Boston Scientific News

Boston Scientific Settles States’ Surgical Mesh Device Marketing Claims for $189M

Boston Scientific Corp. agreed to pay $188.7 million to settle claims by most U.S. states that it deceptively marketed its surgical mesh devices to consumers. The settlement with 47 states and Washington, D.C. was announced on Tuesday by several state …

FDA Halts Sales of Surgical Mesh by 2 Firms Over Injury Claims

U.S. health regulators ordered two medical device companies to stop selling a surgical mesh used in pelvic repair surgeries, after thousands of claims by women that they were injured by the products. The Food and Drug Administration said it had …

Delaware Judge Slashes $100M Boston Scientific Mesh Verdict to $10M

A Delaware judge on Oct. 9 said Boston Scientific should only have to pay $10 million to a woman originally awarded $100 million by a jury who found she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject …

Boston Scientific Ordered to Pay $100M to Delaware Woman

A Delaware jury has ordered a medical device manufacturer to pay $100 million to a woman who, despite two surgeries, still has pieces of transvaginal mesh embedded inside her. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the 51-year-old Newark woman was …