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• Pelvic Mesh Implant Lawsuits Move Forward in Courts

  Joe Saunders | February 08, 2012 9:28 PM | 2 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Products liability lawsuits against three different manufacturers of transvaginal surgical mesh devices were assigned to a single federal judge in a multidistrict litigation proceeding this...

• Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Move Forward

  Joe Saunders | January 29, 2012 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Thousands of women who have had surgical mesh implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence are suffering from serious complications that are very difficult or...

• Public Citizen Petitions FDA to Recall Transvaginal Mesh

  Joe Saunders | August 28, 2011 3:33 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Consumer advocacy group, Public Citizen, filed a Petition last Thursday, August 25, 2011, asking the FDA to order a recall of all non-absorbable surgical mesh products marketed for transvaginal...

• The FDA Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Placement Complications Notification: Manufacturer Identification, and MAUDE Report Breakdown by Device

  Armand Rossetti | November 06, 2008 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  On October 20, 2008, The FDA issued a dear healthcare practitioner notice, concerning complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for certain procedures. The notification...

• Under the RADAR and Over to Market: FDA 510(k) Submissions for Today’s Vaginal Slings are based on an FDA Equivalent Device that Was Actually Defective

  Armand Rossetti | October 29, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Dr. Donald Ostergard is a founding member of the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) who presented the keynote address at the Society’s 27th Annual Meeting, which took place between October...

• Profit Over Safety in a World of Rapid Research and Development: A Few Comments about Guidant and Medtronic

  Armand Rossetti | October 10, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Profit Over Safety in a World of Rapid Research and Development: A Few Comments about Guidant and Medtronic There is always an ounce of concern among manufacturers about consumer safety, and a...