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Highlights from AUGS Informed Consent Toolkit

Jane Akre
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3/31/2013

AUGS is the American Urogynecologic Society and it sets the agenda for its 2,000 members who are urogynecologists and on the front line of whether or not to use pelvic mesh.

FDA: Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) Surgical Mesh Reports up 36 Percent

Jane Akre
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3/29/2013

March 29, 2013 ~ In September 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration convened a panel of experts to try and get a handle on the concerning number…

Urogyn Society Opposes Restrictions on Surgical Uses of Mesh

Jane Akre
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3/26/2013

Prolene mesh March 26, 2013~ Today, the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) issued a position statement strongly opposing restrictions that ban s...

Surgical Mesh Complications Tear Lives Apart

Jane Akre
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3/25/2013

Linda Felts March 25, 2013~ First Coast News Jacksonville has just aired the latest mesh complication story at its Gannett station. See the story her…

PBS "Need to Know" Friday, March 22 on FDA and Medical, Surgical Devices

Jane Akre
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3/22/2013

Linda, Jeff Gross March 22, 2013 ~ Friday night, March 22, Public Broadcasting (PBS) looks into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight...

Gross v. Johnson & Johnson - The Post-Trial Process

Jane Akre
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3/22/2013

Adam Slater March 22, 2013 ~ by ADAM SLATER Mr. Slater of Mazie, Slater Katz & Freeman LLC of Roseland, New Jersey recently represented plaintiff L…

Pudendal and Other Nerve Damage - Posterior Femoral Cutaneous, Ileoinguinal and Obturator in the Transvaginal Mesh Patient

Jane Akre
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3/20/2013

Pudendal nerve, YouTube March 19, 2013 ~ The author of this article cannot be identified because she is involved in mesh-injury litigation. She is a...

Transvaginal Mesh: Stories of Anger

Jane Akre
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3/19/2013

March 18, 2013, by Jane Akre ~ Recently a doctor commented about mesh-injured women by saying “These are angry women.” I was taken aback. You trust yo…

$8.3 Million Verdict Against J&J's DePuy Unit Over ASR Metal Hip

Jane Akre
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3/8/2013

DePuy ASR Hip March 8, 2013 ~ Johnson & Johnson must pay the plaintiff who brought the first DePuy metal hip implant device to trial $8.3 million in ...

Some Thoughts on Mesh: Product Design & Development

Jane Akre
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3/6/2013

Matt Hermes PhD ~March 1, 2013 I helped Adam Slater as an expert with what became Gross v Ethicon from early in 2009. My job was to help Mr. Slater m…

Day 31: Linda Gross v. Ethicon It's Over! $11.1 Million

Jane Akre
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2/28/2013

Linda Gross February 28, 2013 ~ After a 31 day trial, jurors in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon case awarded $7.76 million in punitive damages to Linda an...

Day 29: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Punitive Phase: Wanton & Willful Conduct?

Jane Akre
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2/26/2013

Thanks again to Courtroom View Network for access to this trial. To see the evidence as it was presented in court today visit the MDND Facebook page. …

Day 28: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Verdict Day $3.35 Million

Jane Akre
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2/25/2013

Day 28 Verdict Day! February 25, 2013 ~ Jurors in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial awarded the 47-year old woman from South Dakota and her husband $3...

Day 27: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Jury Deliberates News Breaks

Jane Akre
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2/22/2013

February 22, 2013 ~ As the jury deliberates for its fourth straight day in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial, news broke from Bloomberg/Businessweek (h…

Day 26: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Jury Asks for Ms. Gross Testimony from Trial

Jane Akre
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2/21/2013

Linda Gross Thanks again to Courtroom View Network for access to this trial! February 21, 2013 ~ On this Day 26 of the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial, ...

Canadian Women Seek Transvaginal Mesh Removal Help in the U.S.

Jane Akre
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2/20/2013

February 20, 2013~ When CTV News (Canadian Television) did a story last April on transvaginal mesh injuries, the number of women coming forward stun…

Question: Which Transvaginal Mesh Trials are Next?

Jane Akre
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2/20/2013

MDND (Mesh Medical Device News Desk) and its FB Page have been receiving a lot of questions about which trials are scheduled to follow Linda Gross v. ...

New Hope for Mesh Patients

Jane Akre
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2/20/2013

Dr. David Spellberg, urologist By David Spellberg, MD As a Urologist, I have read about horrible complications such as bleeding, abdominal pain, perf…

Day 24: Linda Gross v. Ethicon J&J Case Goes to Jury in First Vaginal Mesh Trial

Jane Akre
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2/19/2013

Linda Gross February 19, 2013 ~ In this first lawsuit to go to trial over whether the Ethicon unit of Johnson & Johnson properly designed the Prolif...

What's Next in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon Trial ~ Michael Monheit, Anapol Schwartz

Jane Akre
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2/13/2013

Michael Monheit, Anapol Schwartz February 13, 2014 ~ Yesterday, Tuesday, February 12, the case rested in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial. Linda Gro…

The Role of the Juror in New Jersey

Jane Akre
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2/13/2013

Wikimedia Commons, Jurors What lies ahead for the jurors in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon case which concluded February 28, 2013? While final instructi...

Day 22: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Case Wraps with Expert Refuted

Jane Akre
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2/12/2013

Thanks to Courtroom View Network for its live video stream. Linda Gross on the stand earlier in the trial February 12, 2013~ On this last day of evid…

Day 21: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Expert Says Prolift Did Not Injure Gross

Jane Akre
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2/12/2013

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Day 20 Linda Gross v. Ethicon: Medical Director Mesh Exposure 15%

Jane Akre
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2/9/2013

Dr. Piet Hinoul, Ethicon Medical Director Christy Jones Mesh Medical Device News Desk, February 8, 2013 ~ In presenting her case, Christy Jones, t…

Day 19 Linda Gross v. Ethicon: Medicine and Marketing

Jane Akre
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2/8/2013

Dr. Miles Murphy, urologist, Ethicon consultant Mesh Medical Device News Desk, February 7, 2013 ~ On this Day 19 of the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial...

Day 18: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Surgeon Says Prolift Warnings Were Adequate

Jane Akre
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2/7/2013

Ethicon attorney, Christy Jones February 6, 2013 ~ On this Day 18 of the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial, the defense team brought Dr. Miles Murphy, 42…

Day 16: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Scientist Knew Prolift Transvaginal Mesh Was Defective

Jane Akre
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2/5/2013

Dr. U. Klinge, mesh researcher February 4, 2013 ~On this Day 16 of Linda Gross v. Ethicon, German mesh researcher Dr. U. Klinge appeared on the stand…

Day 17 Linda Gross v. Ethicon: Complication Rate Was Known and Acceptable says Medical Director

Jane Akre
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2/5/2013

Thanks go out to Courtroom View Network for access to this trial. February 5, 2013 ~ On this Day 17 as the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial plaintiff pres...

Why We Are Here ~ To Put a Face on Adverse Events

Jane Akre
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2/1/2013

January 31, 2013 ~ Quite simply put the reason we are here at Mesh Medical Device News Desk (MDND) is to put a face on the many injured by largely FDA unregulated medical devices.

Day 15: Linda Gross v. Ethicon, Scientist Dismissive Over Transvaginal Mesh Complications

Jane Akre
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2/1/2013

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Day 14: Linda Gross v. Ethicon, Ms. Gross Takes the Stand

Jane Akre
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1/31/2013

Linda Gross sworn in Day 14 January 31, 2013~ On this day 14 of the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial in an Atlantic City, New Jersey courtroom, plaintif...

Day 13: Linda Gross v. Ethicon How is She Coping Psychologically?

Jane Akre
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1/30/2013

Dr. Ronni L. Seltzer, psychiatrist January 30, 2013 ~ On this half day of trial in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon case being heard in an Atlantic City c…

Prolift Transvaginal Mesh Discontinued in U.S. Still Sold Worldwide, Why?

Kathy L.
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1/29/2013

Kathy L is not the real name of this author. She is involved in litigation and chooses to remain anonymous as she warns us Prolift is still sold around the world while its discontinued for sale in US.

Day 12- Linda Gross v. Ethicon - A Lifecare Plan for Chronic Pain

Jane Akre
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1/28/2013

Edmond Provder, Gross' lifecare plan, Courtesy Courtroom View Network January 28, 2012 ~ Day 12 of the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial looked at the lif…

Study: Safety of Trans Vaginal Mesh procedure: retrospective study of 684 patients.

Jane Akre
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1/27/2013

Prolene Mesh Safety of Trans Vaginal Mesh procedure: retrospective study of 684 patients. This is the study by the French researchers known as the TV...

Day 11: Linda Gross v Ethicon: Medical Director Signs off on Prolift

Jane Akre
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1/26/2013

Dr. Charlotte Owens, Courtesy Courtroom View Network January 26, 2013 ~ It was Day 11 in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial that brought Dr. Charlotte…

Linda Gross v. Ethicon Day 10: Did Corporate Culture Allowed for Marketing of Prolift?

Jane Akre
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1/25/2013

Sean O'Bryan, Ethicon Regulatory Affairs January 24, 2013 ~ Great thanks extended to Courtroom View Network for access to court proceedings. Day 10 o...

Day 9 Linda Gross v. Ethicon, What Did Doctor Know Before Implanting Prolift?

Jane Akre
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1/24/2013

January 23, 2013 ~ Much thanks to Courtroom View Network for access to the live court proceedings and graphics shown to the jury. Dr. Kevin Benson, …

Day 8: Linda Gross v Ethicon, Prolift Launched Under FDA Radar

Jane Akre
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1/23/2013

Dr. Peggy Pence, Courtesy CVN January 22, 2013 ~ Much thanks to Courtroom View Network for access to the live court proceedings and graphics shown t...

Day 7: Gross v Ethicon, Discredit the Expert

Jane Akre
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1/19/2013

January 18, 2013 ~ Thanks again to Courtroom View Network (CVN) for the courtroom access and images. Dr. Anne Weber was qualified as an expert witness…

Gross v Ethicon: Day 6 Expert Says Company Failed to Warn Doctors

Jane Akre
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1/18/2013

January 17, 2013 ~ Thanks goes out to Courtroom View Network for access to the first Ethicon New Jersey mesh trial. A defective product case can inc...

Day 5: Linda Gross v Ethicon: Company Docs Show Doubts Before Prolift Launch

Jane Akre
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1/17/2013

Dr. Piet Hinoul, Ethicon Medical Affairs January 16, 2013 ~ The worldwide medical director of Ethicon took the stand all day in the trial of Linda Gr…

Day Three: Linda Gross v. Ethicon: Her Injuries From Mesh

Jane Akre
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1/15/2013

Dr. Clark Likness, Linda Gross' doctor January 14, 2013 ~ During day three of the trial that’s put the spotlight on Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its t...

Day Two Ethicon Trial: What J&J Knew About Transvaginal Mesh and When

Jane Akre
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1/13/2013

January 12~ 2012 Thanks to Courtroom View Network for providing a live feed to MDND. Day two of Linda Gross v Ethicon trial in an Atlantic City court …

Day One: Linda Gross v. Ethicon over Transvaginal Mesh

Jane Akre
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1/11/2013

January 10, 2013 ~ Johnson & Johnson was on the defense this afternoon in the trial of a South Dakota woman who claims she is in perpetual pain due to...

Ethicon Trial Opening Statements Thursday

Jane Akre
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1/9/2013

January 8, 2013 ~ Jurors are being selected today for the first of 1,974 lawsuits to be heard in a New Jersey state court against Johnson & Johnson, m…

2013 The Year of Peace and Hope

Jane Akre
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1/1/2013

Peace Dove 2013 December 31, 2012 ~ Dear Readers~ It's been an honor to get to know you these past 18 months, though I wish it were under different ...

Mesh Top Medical Story in Canada at CTV

Jane Akre
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1/1/2013

CTV Health Reporter Avis Favro December 31, 2012 ~ Canada's CTV Health Reporter Avis Favro in a review of the Top Ten medical stories of …

Hope Pagano: Hope for the New Year Despite Lupus Following Transvaginal Mesh

Jane Akre
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12/31/2012

Hope Pagano, Lupus following mesh December 31, 2012 ~ “I had originally had my surgery scheduled December 2010. I cancelled it because on the intern…

TVT-No Researches Air Flights

Jane Akre
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12/18/2012

Kathy Nolan Davis December 17, 2012 ~ Our companion site, TVT-No has a list of flights that mesh-injured people may be able to use to fly to receive ...

President Obama Will Not Delay Med Device Tax

Jane Akre
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12/17/2012

WikiCommons, Scott Steiner December 17, 2012 ~ A new medical device tax is set to go into effect January 1, 2013 and President Obama says it will not…

Fishing for Clients

Jane Akre
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12/15/2012

WikiCommons, Scott Steiner December 15, 2012~ It's unfortunate.... women and men injured by mesh and medical devices receive will sorts of solicitati...

Beverly Martiniano Wants to Give Thanks After Mesh Removal

Jane Akre
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12/8/2012

Beverly Martiniano (in pink) surrounded by family December 7, 2012 ~ Beverly Martiniano talked to MDND earlier this year about her encounter with sy...

January Opening Statements in Gynecare NJ Trial

Jane Akre
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12/5/2012

December 4, 2012 ~January 10, 2013 is the date set for opening statements in the next trial of a mesh implant patient. The plaintiff, Linda Gross, of …

FDA Helps Industry Push Medical Device Innovation

Jane Akre
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12/5/2012

Medical Device Innovation Consortium logo December 4, 2012 ~ The FDA will collaborate with the medical device industry it regulates in a public-priva...

Nonie Asks - Why Can't Canadian Women go to UCLA for Mesh Removals?

Jane Akre
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11/30/2012

Nonie Wideman November 29, 2012 ~ Nonie- an outspoken mesh survivor who lives in British Columbia, Canada has written her form of a letter to the Pri…

Hernia Mesh Complications - Is the FDA Watching? Part I

Jane Akre
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11/29/2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been updating pages on hernia mesh used for hernia repair to note the adverse events coming into the agency.

Canadian Women Beg Govt. for Mesh Removals in California

Jane Akre
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11/29/2012

Three Saskatchewan women petition govt., CBC News November 28, 2012 ~ Canadian women who feel they cannot have the transvaginal mesh that's ruining t...

Hernia Mesh Complications- Is the FDA Watching? Part II

Jane Akre
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11/29/2012

Continuation from Part I, According to hernia mesh removal surgeon, Dr. Kevin Petersen, a certain number of patients will have an adverse reaction to hernia mesh.

The FDA’s Internal Employee Struggles

Jane Akre
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11/26/2012

November 26, 2012 ~ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a large public agency that regulates consumer products that make up about $1 trilli…

Endurance Athlete Pat Buchanan Still Trying to Turn Her Life Around After Two Mesh Removal Surgeries

Jane Akre
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11/26/2012

Pat Buchanan from KING TV November 25, 2012 ~ Last June, mesh victim, Pat Buchanan was visited in her Seattle apartment by a television news crew fro...

Most High-Risk Heart Devices Approved With No Tests

Jane Akre
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11/25/2012

Heart Valve rings November 24, 2012 ~ Most readers of Mesh Medical Device News Desk are familiar with the ease with which surgical mesh and other m…

Religious Preferences and the Makeup of Your Mesh

Jane Akre
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11/15/2012

Cows and Pigs, by Rob Purvis, WikiCommons November 14, 2012 ~ MDND would like to hear from individuals who have had an animal mesh (bovine, cow or p...

FDA Whistleblower Case Moving Ahead

Jane Akre
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11/14/2012

November 13, 2012 ~Round one in the FDA whistleblower scandal goes to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Regulatory Focus (here) reports the FDA h…

Boston Scientific Under Investigation for Transvaginal Mesh Sales

Jane Akre
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11/8/2012

Boston Scientific web page November 8, 2012 ~ A required report by Boston Scientific reveals a number of states plan to initiate an investigation ab...

Open Letter to Surgeons Who Have Implanted Mesh

Anonymous Mesh Survivor
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11/7/2012

The following is a 2012 essay by a mesh survivor who reminds surgeons their first duty is to the patient.

Teresa Hughes: Demanding Answers and Raising the Profile of Vaginal Mesh Injuries in the UK

Jane Akre
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11/6/2012

Teresa Hughes and police officer, London Teresa Hughes, 61, a resident of Liverpool, England, and mother of two, has made so much noise about defecti...

A Nonsurgical Way to Correct Incontinence?

Jane Akre
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10/31/2012

Carolyn Upton, incontinence study, KING-TV, Seattle October 30, 2012 ~ KING5.com, a Television station in Seattle, reports on a new, non-surgical me...

FDA Follows Industry Lead to Shorten Time to Market

Jane Akre
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10/31/2012

October 30, 2012 ~ The FDA has issued the new rules for medical device makers to speed up the time it takes for medical devices to make it to marke…

Disease and Profits: Plastic Use Expected to Rise in Medical Devices

Jane Akre
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10/31/2012

As the baby boomer population increases in the U.S., expect the use of polypropylene plastic to grow for use in medical devices.

Kathleen on Life after Hysterectomy

Jane Akre
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10/31/2012

Oct 31, 2012 ~ “Kathleen,” not her real name in that she is involved in litigation, wants everyone to understand what a hysterectomy really means. To...

New Zealand Reports of Mesh Injuries, Hundreds Respond

Jane Akre
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10/30/2012

Carmel Berry, mesh injured in New Zealand October 29, 2012 ~ The New Zealand Herald reports in a series of articles by Chloe Johnson, on the outcome…

The Scandal of Defective Medical Device Approval in UK

Jane Akre
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10/29/2012

Deborah Cohen, BMJ investigator October 28, 2012 ~ Working with undercover reporters from The Daily Telegraph in the UK, the British Medical Journal'...

Mesh Lawsuits Filed: Ten-Thousand and Growing

Jane Akre
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10/17/2012

iStockphoto image October 17, 2012 ~ Court cases filed around the country naming six mesh makers currently number 10,000 and are growing, some at a …

Australia's Vaginal Mesh ~ Largest Class Action in History?

Jane Akre
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10/15/2012

ABC News on Mesh Class Action October 15, 2012 ~ It could become the largest class action product liability lawsuit in Australian history. Julie Dav...

“Mesh: Definitely risky for POP, but for SUI? Eh? It might be ok still, right?”

Jane Akre
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10/10/2012

by Ms. Anonymous, October 2012 Ms. Anonymous is represented in pelvic mesh litigation and does not wish to be identified. Here is her story: I was rea...

Vitamin D and Pelvic Floor Disorders in Women

Jane Akre
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10/9/2012

Vitamin D Walgreens October 8, 2012 ~ The purpose of this evaluation was to determine if vitamin D deficiency was linked to women with pelvic floor …

Medical Device Messenger and Fox Failure to Disclose

Jane Akre
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10/2/2012

Fox & Friends, October 1, 2012 October 1, 2012 ~ Respect your television audience. In terms of full disclosure that would require a reporter to dis...

What Do We Know About Polypropylene

Jane Akre
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9/28/2012

The following was sent from a consultancy group, Frost & Sullivan. An analyst says more work is needed to determine if polypropylene is safe for human implantation.

What Do We Know About Polypropylene?

Jane Akre
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9/28/2012

Polypropylene (PP) mesh September 28, 2012 ~ The following was sent from a consultancy group, Frost & Sullivan. Chemical, Materials and Research Ana…

Polypropylene Plastic and Medical Devices

Jane Akre
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9/27/2012

The Graduate' poster, 1967 September 27, 2012 ~ “Plastics" said the man to a young Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 film, “The Graduate.” Mr. McGuire: I…

Industry-Backed Patient Group Supports Surgery, Treatment

Jane Akre
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9/27/2012

Pelvic Floor Disorders Alliance September 26, 2012 ~ With all of the news about complications resulting from transvaginal synthetic surgical mesh, an...

Study: Mesh Removal May Cause Injuries

Jane Akre
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9/26/2012

Surgeons, WikiCommons September 25, 2012 ~ Increasingly women are deciding that their synthetic surgical mesh placed to treat incontinence and prolap…

Doctor: Plaintiff Lawyers in 'Attack Mode' Over Mesh Complications

Jane Akre
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9/25/2012

Sept 25, 2012 ~ A recent news release from an ObGyn in Minneapolis shows that at least he is on the offensive when it comes to mesh injuries. The doct...

Marriage and Mesh

Jane Akre
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9/21/2012

WikiCommons September 21, 2012 ~ This question and concerns come up frequently.... how do men react to women undergoing extreme stress, pain, depress…

What Happened to the FDA Request for Transvaginal Mesh Studies?

Jane Akre
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9/19/2012

September 19, 2012 ~ Last January, after a five-fold increase in complications was noted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning syn...

Mesh Medical Device News Desk: What's New

Jane Akre
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9/18/2012

Welcome to Mesh Medical Device News Desk We’ve been a little more than a year since we first established this website and from the traffic, comments a…

Dollars and Sense? Saving Money on Hernia Mesh

Jane Akre
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9/18/2012

Money graphic, WikiCommons “Application of Evidence-Based Value Analysis: Standardization of Surgical Mesh Products” In this White Paper, Winifred ...

Recalled Bard Avaulta Mesh Sold on EBay

Jane Akre
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9/11/2012

September 10, 2012 ~ You can buy almost anything on eBay, right? Even transvaginal mesh that has been taken off the market? DrugWatch (here) reports t…

FDA: How to Follow Medical Devices?

Jane Akre
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9/4/2012

Public Invited to FDA meeting on Postmarket Surveillance Barcode, Wiki, author, Maly LOLek September 4, 2012~ Every modern day vehicle comes complet...

David Sawyer Taking his Message to YouTube

Jane Akre
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8/31/2012

“I’m not shutting up until they stop murdering women,” says David Sawyer. Sawyer along with his wife Teresa have just formed the nonprofit group TVTNo…

Mesh Lawsuit Victor, Christine Scott Establishes 'Mesh Gone Wrong' Website

Jane Akre
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8/31/2012

She is the first woman to have successfully sued a surgical mesh manufacturer. Last month, Christine Scott, 53, and her husband were awarded $5.5 mill…

Coloplast: Sixth MDL to Represent Women Injured by Transvaginal Mesh

Jane Akre
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8/30/2012

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 30, 2012 ~ Coloplast - It is one of the lesser known transvaginal meshes. On August 6, the Judicial Panel on Mul...

Trudy Thomas: Suffering in Silence and Financially after Kugel Mesh Settlement

Jane Akre
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8/20/2012

Trudy Thomas (right) and her daughter Kandace Trudy Thomas is 53-years-old and the song, “If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all,”…

Shortcomings of Vaginal Mesh Do Not Add Up - Are Docs Paying Attention?

Jane Akre
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8/10/2012

August 9, 2012, by Amy Gezon ~ Amy Gezon In the weeks preceding the first landmark settlement against the manufacturers of surgical mesh implants us...

Mississippi Court Upholds Ethicon Win in Mesh Warning Lawsuit

Jane Akre
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8/9/2012

Mersilene Mesh, BiotecSA website August 8, 2012 ~ An appeals court ruling in Mississippi has upheld a lower court dismissal of a $10 million vaginal …

Personal Troubles for FDA's Dr. Maisel

Jane Akre
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8/7/2012

Dr. William Maisel, Fox TV August 7, 2012 ~ This item apparently bypassed the desk of MDND. Last month, Deputy Director of the FDA’s Center for Devi...

MDUFA for Another Five Years

Jane Akre
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8/7/2012

August 6, 2012 ~ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a renewed source of funding for the review of medical devices, at least for the next …

Federal Lawsuit Against C.R. Bard says Mesh is Not Inert

Jane Akre
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7/31/2012

July 30, 2012 ~ This is a brief synopsis of the lawsuit that has been filed against C.R. Bard, a synthetic vaginal mesh manufacturer. You may see yo...

J & J Execs to be Deposed About Vaginal Mesh - What Did They Know - When Did They Know It

Jane Akre
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7/30/2012

Alex Gorsky, CEO J & J July 29, 2012 ~ Johnson & Johnson’s new CEO is on the hot seat. Alex Gorsky must show up to provide a videotaped deposition co…

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