Lawsuits for Problems with AMS Vaginal Mesh

Marc J. Bern & Partners and its professional team are reviewing potential product liability lawsuits for women who have experienced problems following surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence where American Medical Systems (AMS) vaginal mesh or another bladder sling product was used.

Financial compensation may be available through an AMS surgical mesh or bladder sling lawsuit for women who have experienced:

  • Erosion, Extrusion or Protrusion of the Mesh
  • Mesh Contraction or Shrinkage
  • Infection
  • Pelvic Pain or Pain During Sexual Intercourse
  • Other Problems or Complications after Bladder Surgery

AMS TRANSVAGINAL MESH PROBLEMS

AMS Vaginal Mesh Lawyers

Lawsuits over problems with AMS transvaginal mesh are being reviewed for women throughout the United States. All cases are pursued under a contingency fee agreement, which means there are no out-of-pocket expenses to hire our law firm and there are no attorney fees unless a recovery is obtained.

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Problems with transvaginal mesh or bladder sling systems marketed by a number of different medical device manufacturers have caused thousands of women throughout the United States to suffer severe injuries after surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence.

In addition to vaginal mesh lawsuits for products manufactured by other companies, cases are being pursued for the following systems sold by AMS:

  • AMS Perigee Vault Suspension System
  • AMS Apogee Vault Suspension System
  • AMS Elevate Prolapse Repair System
  • AMS Monarc Sling System

In recent years, the FDA has received reports of thousands of problems with AMS vaginal mesh systems and products made by other companies.

Not only do these products pose a risk of serious complications, there is no evidence that transvaginal insertion of a bladder sling provides any benefit over other available treatments for pelvic organ prolapse.

Most of these devices were approved under the FDA’s controversial 510(k) Premarket Notification System, which allows the manufacturer to start selling the product without vigorous premarket testing when they establish that it is substantially equivalent to something else that has already been approved.

Some of the different transvaginal mesh and bladder suspension surgery products manufactured and sold by AMS include:

▸ American Medical Systems Perigee Vault Suspension System

The Perigee Vault Suspension System was first approved in May 2004. The pelvic mesh is made of either Type I polypropylene or a porcine dermal graft (pig skin). It is designed for treatment of posterior and apical vaginal wall defects that allow the bladder to descend into the vagina. The Perigee vaginal mesh is implanted through a minimally invasive surgical technique.

▸ American Medical Systems Apogee Vault Suspension System

The Apogee Vault Suspension System was also approved in 2004 and, like the Perigee, can be made of either Type I polypropylene or a porcine dermal graft. It is designed primarily for vaginal vault prolapse, where the upper portion of the vagina descends into the vaginal canal or outside of the vagina. The system is designed to also repair intestinal bulges and rectal bulges during the same procedure.

▸ American Medical Systems Elevate Prolapse Repair System

The AMS Elevate Prolapse Repair System was approved in April 2008 and is designed to correct concomitant posterior and apical vaginal defects through a single posterior vaginal incision. The Elevate uses a trocar with a self-fixating tip that attaches either a double-armed polypropylene mesh or porcine dermal graft to the sacrospinous ligament. It comes in two models: The Elevate with IntePro Like Prolapse Repair System and the Elevate with InteXen LP Prolapse Repair System.

▸ American Medical Systems Monarc Subfascial Hammock

The Monarc was originally introduced in 2002 as the first transobturator device approved for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. The transobturator placement technique avoids the loose connective tissue between the bladder, pubic bone and abdominal wall and creates a cradle for the urethra to support it. The Monarc was used as predicate device for getting the Apogee and Perigee systems to the market without extensive testing.

AMS TRANSVAGINAL SLING LAWYERS

Compensation may be available through an AMS mesh lawsuit as a result of the manufacturers’ failure to adequately research their products or warn about the serious risk of problems and complications. As a result of their decision to place profits before patient safety, thousands of women were exposed to a risk of painful and disfiguring injuries that may permanently impact their quality of life.

Marc J. Bern & Partners’s AMS mesh lawyers are providing free consultations and claim evaluations for women who suspect that they may have received one of these products or another bladder sling system sold by a different company.

Request a confidential and free legal consultation if you, a friend or family member have experienced problems after surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence, where surgical mesh may have been placed transvaginally.