For decades medical device manufacturers have sold transvaginal mesh products to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. These products were commonly made from polypropylene, a plastic material that has proven unsafe inside the human body. Many women who received mesh implants later discovered that the material can shrink, degrade, fray and migrate causing severe and permanent injuries.
Instead of correcting pelvic conditions mesh implants have caused worsening pain organ damage and lifelong complications that significantly impact daily life and intimate relationships.
Polypropylene mesh has been associated with serious and often irreversible injuries including:
Mesh implants have also been linked to serious nerve damage including pudendal neuralgia and obturator neuralgia. These conditions result from compression or tension of pelvic nerves and can cause:
For many women these symptoms are constant and debilitating affecting their ability to sit, stand, work, or engage in normal daily activities.
Tens of thousands of women have filed lawsuits against mesh manufacturers including Ethicon Boston Scientific Bard American Medical Systems and Coloplast. Many cases were consolidated in a federal multidistrict litigation in West Virginia and a significant number have settled. However many women were never included in those filings and are only now learning that their injuries may be linked to transvaginal mesh.
Women who were not part of earlier litigation may still have legal options especially those suffering from severe nerve damage or other life altering complications.
Ben Martin Law Group represents women who have suffered serious injuries from transvaginal mesh including pudendal and obturator neuralgia. We understand that many prior settlement offers failed to reflect the true severity of these injuries and the lifelong pain our clients endure.
Our attorneys are actively pursuing new cases and refiled claims when appropriate. We will take the time to understand your experience, explain your legal options and fight for compensation that reflects the full extent of your injuries whether through settlement or trial.
Contact Ben Martin Law Group today to discuss your transvaginal mesh case and schedule a free confidential consultation.
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