Keller, Fishback & Jackson LLP represents individuals suffering from hernia mesh complications and injuries. Hernia, a condition affecting thousands of men and women in the United States each year, is the protrusion of an organ or tissue through the wall that normally contains it. Hernia mesh, typically made of a synthetic material called polypropylene, is predominantly used in surgical procedures to repair hernia. Often, however, it presents serious complications to unsuspecting patients, significantly impacting their quality of life. Unlike other medical devices, the warnings for many mesh devices rarely warn patients, or physicians, about the risk of complications, including:

• chronic pain
• foreign-body sensation
• nerve damage
• ejaculation disorders
• pain during sex
• recurrence of hernia
• bowel obstruction
• testicular problems
• mesh erosion/migration
• mesh folding/shrinkage
• infection
• adhesion formation

Manufacturers have benefitted from scant government regulations. As a result, hernia mesh devices are not reviewed for safety and efficacy before implantation in patients, leading to disastrous effects in some cases. The FDA has issued a safety alert covering related mesh devices used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence in women. These devices are also made of polypropylene. Without appropriate warnings about the risks of hernia mesh, patients’ ability to make informed decisions about their health is seriously compromised. Regrettably, many have to endure lasting adverse effects through no fault of their own.

If you or a loved one have suffered serious complications from hernia mesh, contact us today for a free legal consultation at 1-866-529-4968 or 1-866-LAW-4-YOU.

Keller, Fishback & Jackson LLP represents women suffering from transvaginal mesh (TVM) complications and injuries. TVM, a medical device typically made of a synthetic material called polypropylene, is predominantly used to treat pelvic-organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, conditions affecting thousands of women in the United States. Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when a pelvic organ—e.g. bladder, uterus, small bowel—prolapses or falls in the lower abdomen, pushing against the vaginal wall. Stress urinary incontinence is the unintentional loss of urine occurring when physical movement, such as coughing, sneezing, running, or lifting, exerts stress on the bladder. When used to treat these conditions, TVM may present serious complications to unsuspecting patients, significantly impacting their quality of life. The written material for TVM devices fails to warn patients and physicians about the risk of serious complications, including:

• Erosion of mesh through the vaginal wall
• Infection
• Bleeding
• Bowel, bladder, and blood vessel perforation
• Vaginal scarring and shrinkage
• Severe pain
• Pain during sex
• Urinary tract infection
• Pain during urination
• Incontinence
• Recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse

Starting in 2008, the Food and Drug Administration began warning patients about the complications associated with TVM. In 2011, it clarified that such complications are not rare and that TVM exposed patients to serious risks.

Manufacturers have benefited from scant government regulations. As a result, TVM devices are not reviewed for safety and efficacy before implantation in patients, leading to disastrous effects in some cases. Without appropriate warnings about the risks of TVM, patient's ability to make informed decisions about their health has been seriously compromised. Regrettably, many have to endure lasting adverse effects through no fault of their own.

If you or a loved one have suffered serious complications from TVM, contact us today for a free legal consultation at 1-866-529-4968 or 1-866-LAW-4-YOU.