Pelvic mesh devices 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 …

Australian Women File Class Action Suit Against J&J over Pelvic Mesh Implants

Australian women have brought a class-action case against Johnson & Johnson over complications arising from vaginal mesh implants – a lawsuit that follows many others in the United States, Canada and Europe. The claim, which is being heard in Australia’s …

Johnson & Johnson Gets Sued by California over Marketing for Pelvic Mesh

California has accused Johnson & Johnson of failing to warn doctors and patients about the severity and frequency of complications associated with its pelvic mesh devices. According to the lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general on Tuesday, J&J and …