Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits
FDA rejects ban on pelvic mesh, supports reclassification
FDA regulators refused this week to ban U.S. sales of pelvic mesh implants, rejecting in large part a petition filed by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, but offered some consolation in a potential reclassification of the devices to a higher-risk category.
Covidien logs $180M charge over pelvic mesh lawsuits
Encision gets caught in surgical mesh crossfire
Patient group wants J&J probe over pelvic mesh | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The controversy over transvaginal mesh implants is heating up in Florida, with patient advocates calling on authorities to investigate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its leadership.
Scotland curbs use of transvaginal mesh amid global outcry
Scottish health regulators are looking to curb use of transvaginal mesh products while independent investigators look into claims that the medical implants hurt women.
Judge slaps sanction on J&J’s lawyers in Ethicon pelvic mesh case
Endo Health posts Q1 loss on $830M AMS mesh settlement
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) said it struck an $830 million deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over its American Medical Systems pelvic mesh products.
Amid public uproar, FDA mulls risk upgrade for controversial pelvic mesh
The FDA today issued a pair of proposed orders that would increase regulatory oversight of controversial pelvic mesh products, responding to a long-running public uproar about the implants’ potential for harm to women.
Ethicon fights plaintiffs’ remand bid in pelvic mesh cases
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon subsidiary asked a federal judge yesterday to block a bid to send a group of pelvic mesh product liability cases back to a state court in Philadelphia.
FDA warns Endo Health on AMS pelvic mesh plant
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) said the FDA warned it about procedural violations at a Minnesota plant run by its American Medical Systems subsidiary that makes pelvic mesh products.