Vaginal Sling for Female Stress Incontinence

The Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling is a medical device designed to treat female stress urinary incontinence.  Marketed in 2003 by the Mentor Corporation, the device did not work as it was designed to function.   It was removed from the market in 2006 due to various problems associated with the device.  The Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling was designed to give women a surgical option to stress urinary incontinence. 

The device itself was surgically implanted in the urethra to strengthen the surrounding tissue.  Unfortunately, the sling contributed to extrusion and vaginal erosion in about 20% of the women who received the device.

The Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling caused serious side effects and complications in the affected women.  The device dressings never healed very well in the women who were surgically implanted with it.  It did not have a woven design that would allow passage of necessary fluids, and ultimately led to tearing of vaginal tissues in many patients.  Over 35,000 women in all received the device before it was pulled from the market.

If you have been implanted with a Mentor sling and are suffering complications from your surgery, then you should speak to your doctor about the known problems associated with this device.  You may also wish to speak to an attorney to find out what your legal rights are.

Attorneys associated with InjuryBoard are reviewing Mentor ObTape cases now, and will review yours free of charge. Please click on the Contact an Attorney link on the right hand side of the page to speak to an attorney today.  Please remember that there are time constraints within which you must bring suit.

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