Archives

7/6/2016

Welcome to Mesh News Desk, July 2016 Welcome to Mesh News Desk (MND), also known as Mesh Medical Device News Desk. For five years, MND has been coveri…

Report: Deaths Caused by the FDA

7/5/2016

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, July 5, 2016 ~ Deaths Caused by the FDA That is the title of a campaign by the Alliance for Natural Health, USA. Diggi...

MYTH BUSTERS- Part Three - What Women Are Told Today About Pelvic Mesh

6/30/2016

Art Courtesy of Jade R. Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 30, 2016 ~ MYTH BUSTERS- What Women Are Told Today About Pelvic Mesh This is part three ...

MYTH BUSTERS Part Two - What Women Are Told Today About Pelvic Mesh

6/30/2016

Pants on Fire, drawception.com Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 30, 2016 ~ This is part two of a multi-part series uncovering common myths related…

MYTH BUSTERS- What Women Are Told Today About Pelvic Mesh

6/30/2016

PART ONE, MYTH BUSTERS- What Women Are Told Today About the prospect of a pelvic mesh implant since they are still being used to treat incontinence and abdominally for prolapse.

No More Tears as J&J Readies for Pelvic Mesh Trials

6/29/2016

June 28, 2016, Mesh Medical Device News Desk ~ Update on Pelvic Mesh Trials Naming Defendant J&J What has happened to pelvic mesh trials? For a while…

Boston Scientific Bolsters Pelvic Mesh Warning Label

6/28/2016

June 28, 2016, Mesh Medical Device News Desk ~ Boston Scientific Updates Warning in Pelvic Mesh Instructions In a move that could be considered too li...

Canadian Coverage of Mesh Complications Continues

6/28/2016

Chrissy Brajcic June 28, 2016, Mesh Medical Device News Desk~ Canadian Television news recently did a report on Canadian women living with the after…

TOUGH LOVE: A Valentine for the Guys of OBGYN

6/23/2016

By Katharine Hikel, MD, Contributing Editor, Vermont Woman Newspaper I’m having flashbacks. I’m in an operating room at UVM Medical Center. A woman, …

Pelvic Mesh Implant Procedures Halted in Scotland

6/23/2016

Scottish Health Sec. Alex Neil Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 23, 2016 ~ Journalist Marion Scott continues her headline-making reporting on pelv...

Opioids for Pelvic Pain - What Are the Alternatives?

6/23/2016

Opioids, FDA Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 23, 2016 ~ Douglas Scott got an ultimatum from his wife - wean yourself off opioid medication, he be...

Pudendal Neuralgia and Pelvic Mesh: Serious Injury - Serious Decisions

6/21/2016

Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, is both a doctor and a lawyer who is directing his expertise as a traumatic injury specialist now to pelvic mesh injuries, specifically nerve injuries.

Reporters Resource on Covering Pelvic Mesh Issues

6/21/2016

Mesh 101: The Basics, For reporters looking for a way to get started on the transvaginal mesh story, here are some highlights to shortcut your research.

New Zealand Mesh Injured Campaigners Make Changes with Govt Petition

6/15/2016

from The Nation, NZ television Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 15, 2016 ~ They are mesh injured but that has not stopped Mesh Down Under campaign…

Op-Ed - J&J Visits the White House for Women's Summit!

6/14/2016

Tweet from J&J day at the White House Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 14, 2016 ~ Johnson & Johnson (J&J) strives to live up to its creed everyday...

European Union Cracks Down on Toxins in Plastic Used for Medical Devices

6/13/2016

Using Plastic for Permanent Implants may not have been the most biocompatible choice of industry, especially when you consider a lifetime of contact with bodily fluids.

Caldera Final Pelvic Mesh Settlement Deadline Facing Opposition

"Samantha"

6/12/2016

Editor's Note: We've called her "Samantha" and at the present time she, along with several other mesh injured women says Caldera's settlement is insufficient are are trying to opt-out of a settlement.

AMS Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits Settled and Dismissed by the Hundreds

6/9/2016

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 9, 2016 ~ Six hundred pelvic mesh lawsuits dismissed in one work week. Unlike the snails pace of federal pelvic m…

Where is the FDA on Pelvic Mesh Today?

6/7/2016

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 7, 2016 ~ The FDA has been slow to act and react to mesh complications. Be sure to make your report to the agenc...

Teresa Stevens Speaks Out About How She Got Involved in Boston Scientific Lawsuit Over Counterfeit Transvaginal Mesh

6/7/2016

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, June 6, 2016 ~ On October 27, 2014, Teresa Stevens was preparing for a scheduled hysterectomy when, at the suggestion …

Welcome to Mesh News Desk, June 2016

6/6/2016

What's happening in June with Mesh News Desk! Welcome to Mesh News Desk (MND), also known as Mesh Medical Device News Desk. For five years, MND has be...

What Will Opioid Users Treating Mesh Pain Do If CARA Becomes Law?

5/31/2016

Jade R graphic Update on Opioid Prescription Legislation which will affect users experiencing mesh pain! Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 31, 2016...

Latest News AG Lawsuits says J&J Deceptively Marketed Pelvic Mesh in Washington, California!

5/25/2016

Washington State AG Bob Ferguson Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 24, 2016 ~ She was just one person who was mesh-injured. "Susan" cannot be named …

Open Letter to Insurers Concerning Mesh Injuries

5/23/2016

Dollar sign Scott Steiner, WikiCommons Mesh News Desk, May 23, 2016 ~ Often readers of Mesh News Desk find themselves fighting with the very insuranc…

Study: Insufficient Science to FDA Allows Med Devices On the Market

5/23/2016

Power morcellator, Contemporary ObGyn Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 22, 2016 ~ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put safety in th…

Mesh Rally Rescheduled Around Edwards v. Ethicon Trial in August

5/16/2016

It's been rescheduled at least five times before, the case of Edwards v. Ethicon has been rescheduled again from its court date in Charleston, WV.

ProPublica Wants to Raise Awareness on Medical Harm

ProPublica

5/16/2016

Please help ProPublica put a face on patient harm. The nonprofit news organization continues to report on patient harm from largely unregulated medical devices.

Boston Scientific on Hot Seat Amid Chinese Mesh Allegations

5/13/2016

Mesh News Desk, May 14, 2016 ~ It’s been a circuitous route. The latest news that mesh maker Boston Scientific (BSC) used substandard polypropylene re…

When Husbands Hurt from Pelvic Mesh

Anonymous

5/11/2016

The following article from May 2016 is from the husband of a mesh-injured woman. Often husbands are overlooked for the impact a polypropylene implant has on their lives too. Many opt to leave.

Disaster Recovery Fund

5/10/2016

...

Second June Rally of Pelvic Mesh-Injured Women and Families Planned for June in Charleston, WV *Update

5/7/2016

Mesh Awareness Movement in Charleston, WV, June 2015 Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 7, 2016 ~ Just as they did last June, organizers of mesh-inju…

Secret CVs May Mask Conflicts with Mesh Drug and Device Industry

5/6/2016

FDA panel September 2011 Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 6, 2016 ~ Conflicts amid experts and secret CVs is the focus of a Public Citizen lawsuit...

Third Verdict for Toxic Talc J&J Hit with $55 Million Verdict

5/3/2016

Mesh News Desk, May 2, 2016 ~ Third Talc Trial Awards $55 Mil to Plaintiff following $72 Million verdict in February. Fourth talc trial is set for …

May is Global Mesh Awareness

5/1/2016

Mesh News Desk, May 2016 ~ Welcome to Mesh News Desk (MND), also known as Mesh Medical Device News Desk where we following the goings on of the large...

Global Mesh Awareness Day Twitter Party, Sunday, May 1

4/29/2016

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 29, 2016 ~ The women behind the Facebook group, Mesh Awareness, will be Tweeting all day and night Sunday, May 1…

Hard Lessons Learned from Mesh Settlements

4/27/2016

Jane Akre, editor MND Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 27, 2016~ The following is an Op-Ed written by your editor who has covered the pelvic mes…

90,000 Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits Burden Court, Judge Dismisses 140 Bard Cases

4/27/2016

Judge Joseph Goodwin Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 27, 2016 ~ Judge Joseph Goodwin Monday dismissed 149 product liability lawsuits naming mes...

Breaking News Mesh-Injured Woman Pushes Against Caldera Mesh Settlement

4/21/2016

Twelve years ago today a grandmother was implanted with a Caldera mesh by one of its inventors. Today she is trying to implode the nearly $12 M settlement which she can't opt out of.

Public Citizen: Big Pharma Pays Big Civil and Criminal Penalties

4/18/2016

Public Citizen is going back in time 25 years to look at the big picture of penalties Big Pharma has paid for violating consumer protection laws - $35.7 billion.

Grand Jury Convened to Look into Criminal Charges Against Boston Scientific Over Counterfeit Mesh

4/14/2016

Polypropylene raw resin pellets Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 14 2016 ~ The Boston Globe reports a grand jury will determine if criminal charg...

Mostyn Law Urges FDA Pursue Criminal Investigation into Boston Scientific Counterfeit Chinese Mesh

4/12/2016

Mesh News Desk, April 12, 2016- The Houston firm says allowing Boston Sci to test its own allegedly counterfeit mesh to see if it is different is irr…

FDA Says No Guarantees New Tissue Containment System Will Lessen Cancer Risks from Power Morcellation

4/7/2016

Power morcellator, Contemporary ObGyn Mesh News Desk, April 7, 2016 ~ Even amid an intense debate about the validity of using a power morcellator an...

Dr. Raz Tells Docs Why He Will Not Use Synthetic Mesh Slings!

4/7/2016

From the MND Archives ~ Dr. Shlomo Raz, UCLA Urologist, who is now retired, tells doctors he prefers harvesting a sling from a woman's own body to use rather than polypropylene mesh!

Latest J&J Wants New Trial in Huskey $3.27 Mill TVT-O Pelvic Mesh Case

4/5/2016

Mesh News Desk, April 5, 2016 ~ Ethicon asks for new trial in the $3.27 million first TVT-O bellwether pelvic mesh case. Jo and Allen Huskey An app...

Welcome April Readers to Mesh News Desk

4/4/2016

Welcome to Mesh Medical Device News Desk, aka Mesh News Desk Mesh News Desk, April 2016 ~ Welcome to Mesh News Desk (MND), also known as Mesh Medical ...

Update on Pelvic Mesh Trials Naming Defendant J&J

4/4/2016

Judge Joseph Goodwin Mesh News Desk, April 4, 2016 ~ Pace of Trials Naming J&J Increases This week lawyers and representatives from mesh making compa…

FDA Acknowledges Potential for Counterfeit Raw Material from China in Boston Scientific Mesh

4/1/2016

Yimao plastic molding,Guangdong Province China Mesh News Desk, April 1, 2016 ~ FDA says it will rely on Boston Scientific tests of its own mesh! Ci…

Linda Gross Prolift Case Survives Appeal by J&J

3/29/2016

Linda Gross in NJ trial, Feb 2013 Mesh News Desk, March 29, 2016 ~ An appeal by Johnson & Johnson in the $11.1 million Linda Gross Prolift mesh case ...

Mesh Community Taking it Social, Global

3/25/2016

Janis Urban March 25, 2016 ~ The Mesh Awareness Movement has taken to Twitter and J&J is watching! A growing number of women are joining in a party e…

Hernia Mesh Patient Advocate - Many Questions, Few Answers for those Patients

3/23/2016

Bruce Rosenberg, patient advocate, talks to thousands of hernia mesh injured patients every year. The truth is there are few avenues for those who have been injured by a permanent implant, hernia mesh

Mesh Autoimmune Database and Registry

3/17/2016

Hope Pagano Mesh News Desk, March 17, 2016 ~ Her name is Hope Pagano and you may have read her profile (here) on the pages of Mesh Medical Device New...

Top 10 Myths Woman are Told Today about Pelvic Mesh

3/17/2016

MND Editor, Jane Akre Mesh News Desk readers frequently share what they've been told during the consultation process with a doctor who is encouragin...

Mullins Deadlines Set to Move Consolidated Pelvic Mesh Case To Trial

3/16/2016

Byrd Federal Court in Charleston, WV, June 2, 2015 It is the case that would consolidate 37 women, all implanted with Ethicon's TVT (tranasvaginal ta…

FDA to Consider Reclassifying Trocars Used to Place Surgical Pelvic Mesh

3/14/2016

Capio, retropubic sling instrument, transobturator sling instrumentation, from FDA Mesh News Desk, March 14, 2016 ~ When mesh kits were first develop...

Noni Wideman to Consumers Union Concerning Pelvic Mesh

3/14/2016

Mesh News Desk, March 14, 2016 ~ Noni Wideman, a survivor of a polypropylene mesh implant, writes the following letter to Consumers Union. CU and sp…

Mullins v. J&J Pelvic Mesh Case of 37 Plaintiffs to be Rescheduled

3/9/2016

Mesh News Desk, March 9, 2016 ~ While details are yet to be issued, Mesh News Desk has learned that the Mullins v. J&J trial scheduled for April 11, 2…

Endo Will Stop Making Pelvic Mesh and Close Women's Health Division

3/2/2016

March 2, 2016 ~ Facing billions in defective product lawsuits, Endo International will shut down its pelvic organ mesh unit, Astora Women’s Health, af…

Project Censored: Promoting Media Literacy, Democracy and Pelvic Mesh News!

3/1/2016

February 29, 2016 ~ Finally! Some media coverage on the issue of pelvic mesh. In an in-depth conversation, Micky Huff and Peter Phillips of Project...

Welcome to Mesh Medical Device News Desk, aka Mesh News Desk

2/29/2016

Mesh News Desk, March 2016 ~ If you are new to the mesh mess you have come to the right place. There are about 100,000 lawsuits currently filed in the…

Mesh Survivor on the FDA's Oversight of Chinese Boston Scientific Mesh Controversy

2/26/2016

Plastics recycling in Guandong Province Mesh News Desk, February 26, 2016 ~Written by an anonymous woman in response to the story about Chinese mesh...

First Bellwether Pelvic Mesh - Linda Gross Case Goes Before NJ Appeals Court

2/24/2016

Linda and Jeff Gross, from PBS Need to Know Mesh News Desk, Feb. 24, 2016 ~ Linda Gross Case Goes Before NJ Appeals Court Lawyers for Ethicon asked …

J&J Must Pay $72 Million to Plaintiff’s Family Over its Toxic Talc

2/24/2016

Jacqueline Fox, National Law Journal Mesh News Desk, February 24, 2016 ~ Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is on the hook for $72 million to the family of a w...

Caldera Medical - Take $11.7 Mill Mesh Settlement or Nothing!

In February, 2016, a class action settlement was announced for Caldera Mesh Survivors, but it was greatly reduced from the $25 M insurance cap due to fighting among lawyers.

Still Standing on Medical Management of Mesh Complications

Still Standing

Many of you know her as Still Standing. Still writes frequently in the comment section of www.meshnewsdesk.com. She prefers to remain anonymous due to her litigation.

Scotland's Daily Record Reports on Reckless Charges by US Attorney to US Mesh Makers

Mesh News Desk, February 21, 2016 ~ While it is across the ocean the Daily Record and Sunday Mail (here) and Scottish reporter Marion Scott continues …

First Pelvic Mesh MDL Mentor ObTape Plaintiff Awarded $4.4 Million

Mentor ObTape Mesh News Desk, Feb 23, 2016 ~ A federal trial in Georgia delivered another blow to Johnson & Johnson over its pelvic mesh. On Thursday…

Mary Pat on Mesh Awareness Rallies in Your Area

2/18/2016

MAM rally in Charleston, WV in 2015 Frequent contributor Mary Pat says if you can't make it to WV for the upcoming rally- take it home!! February 18,...

Judge's Order to Boston Sci – DO NOT Destroy Chinese Pelvic Mesh or Docs!

2/16/2016

Yimao Plastic Molding, Guangdong Province, China MND, Feb 16, 2016 ~ In a move reminiscent of the document destruction by Johnson & Johnson, a Texas…

Just In: Carlino Pelvic Mesh Found Defective Awards $13.5 Million Against J&J

2/10/2016

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Mesh News Desk, February 10, 2016, 11:30 am EST ~ Late this morning, a Philadelphia jury found Johnson & Johnson ...

Boston Scientific, CR Bard Mesh Not Defective Find Jurors in Kansas City Pelvic Mesh Trial

2/2/2016

Eve Sherrer, Mesh News Desk, February 2, 2016, Sherrer Verdict ~ In its second day of deliberations, jurors in the only pelvic mesh trial to name tw...

Mesh Awareness Movement Rallies Planned

Please take a few minutes and read the "ABOUT" MAM (Mesh Awareness Movement) Group description located on the right side panel.Thank You and WELCOME! …

Patients Require Long-Term Tracking for Hernia Mesh Infections

Prolene hernia mesh removed after 1.5 yr. Mesh News Desk, February 1, 2016 ~ General Surgery News reports January 26, 2016 on a long-term study of h...

Sherrer Boston Sci Bard Pelvic Mesh Trial Finally Goes to the Jury

*Update- Tuesday morning, Jury has this case now and a verdict could come at any time. Jurors wanted to see medical records though we are unclear wha…

Welcome to Mesh News Desk

MAM rally in Charleston, WV in 2015 February 1, 2016~ Welcome to Mesh News Desk, Your Resource for mesh-related news and information. This site began...

Johnson & Johnson Offers First Transvaginal Mesh Settlement $120 Million

1/27/2016

Mesh News Desk, January 27, 2016 ~ Bloomberg News (here) reports Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $120 million to settle thousands of injury lawsui…

Judge Goodwin Defers Counterfeit Mesh Allegations Against Boston Scientific to the FDA

1/27/2016

Judge Joseph Goodwin Mesh News Desk, January 27, 2016~Judge Joseph Goodwin who is overseeing thousands of pelvic mesh injury cases in his West Virgi...

Carlino v. Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Trial Gets Started in Philadelphia

1/26/2016

TVT graphic www.kup.at Mesh News Desk, January 26, 2016 ~ The plaintiffs are Sharon and Charles Carlino of New Jersey and they are finally having th…

Missouri Lawyers Weekly Covers MND Exclusion from Sherrer Pelvic Mesh Trial

1/19/2016

MND, Jan 19, 2016 ~ This is the second article prepared by Missouri Lawyers Weekly on the issue of excluding Mesh News Desk from coverage of the Shee…

J&J Cuts 3,000 Jobs in Medical Device Sector Due To Weak Performance

1/19/2016

Mesh News Desk, January 19, 2016, ~ Johnson & Johnson will cut about 3,000 jobs in its medical device division. The company based in New Brunswick, N...

Cisson $2 million Compensatory and Punitive Verdict against C.R. Bard Upheld by Appellate Court

1/18/2016

Mesh News Desk, January 18, 2016 ~ The pelvic mesh trial against manufacturer C.R. Bard three years ago, was the first bellwether case to be held in t...

RICO Suit Accuses Boston Scientific of Fraud in Smuggling Defective Pelvic Mesh from China

1/15/2016

Phillips Petroleum Marlex, ad on ebay Mesh News Desk, January 15, 2016 ~ This week the Mostyn law firm of Houston filed a federal racketeering lawsu...

Upcoming Pennsylvania Pelvic Mesh Trials Has J&J Motioning to Exclude Experts

1/14/2016

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas MND, January 14, 2016 ~ A review of documents in two upcoming pelvic mesh trials, scheduled for this month and nex…

Biomedical Expert on Regulatory Parellels of Pelvic Mesh to Breast Implants, Federal Preemption and There's No Medical Grade Mesh

1/13/2016

A Biomedical expert has been brought in as a consultant in some pelvic mesh cases. He shares that devices taken off the market soon find a way back on at the hands of industry.

CDC Ending Comments on Opioid Use for Chronic Pain

1/12/2016

Mesh News Desk, January 12, 2016 ~ Several months ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed guidelines for opioid prescribing …

Mesh News Desk Denied Access to Sherrer Pelvic Mesh Trial in Kansas City

1/8/2016

Solyx pelvic mesh by Boston Scientific Mesh News Desk, January 7, 2016~ On Thursday, January 7, Mesh News Desk (MND), its editor and readers were den…

Broadly Covers Transvaginal POP Mesh Issue with MND Input

1/7/2016

From VICE Mesh News Desk, January 7, 2015 ~ Your editor, Jane Akre was interviewed for this January 5th story in "Broadly" a unit of the HBO show VIC...

FDA Rules To Reclassify POP Vaginal Mesh as High Risk!

1/4/2016

Uphold, Boston Scientific, still on the market January 4, 2016 ~ An expert panel convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided in S...

Welcome 2016 and Let the Trials Begin!

1/4/2016

Wishing you all a year of peace, healing and resolution! Certainly all of the mesh-injured patients and families deserve no less. 2016 is beginning w…

Mesh News Desk Files Brief to Stay in Court as Sheerer Pelvic Mesh Trial Resumes

1/4/2016

Jim Griffin, attorney for MND January 3, 2016 ~ Sherrer v Boston Scientific and C.R. Bard, Mesh News Desk Motions to Regain Coverage Access On Decemb...

Peace on Earth and Health to All this Holiday Season !!!

12/24/2015

Polar Bears World Wildlife Fund We can wish can't we? First of all, it is an honor to have so many readers gather on Mesh News Desk, and to get to …

Philadelphia Prolift Mesh Case Yields $12.85 Million Verdict for Plaintiff

12/23/2015

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Mesh News Desk, December 22, 2015 ~ After negotiating for less than 24 hours, the 12 jurors in the case of a Patr...

Prolift Pelvic Mesh Found Defectively Designed, Plantiff Awarded $5.5 Million, Punitives to be Determined

12/21/2015

Mesh News Desk, December 21, 2015 ~ A Philadelphia jury today ruled Johnson & Johnson (J&J) must pay a mesh-injured woman $5.5 million in compensatory…

Jurors Begin Deliberating Philadelphia Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case

12/17/2015

Prolift on eBay July 2013 The two-week trial of Hammons v. Ethicon case went to the jury Friday in the first pelvic mesh tried in Pennsylvania. The ...

Witnesses in Philadelphia Mesh Trial Tell Tale of Prolift Mesh Marketing

12/10/2015

Prolift on eBay July 2013 While Mesh News Desk (MND) is not in the courtroom in Philadelphia for the Hammons v. Ethicon pelvic mesh trial (Case No. …

Mesh News Desk Trial Coverage Cut For Being 'Advocacy' Organization

12/9/2015

Mesh News Desk, December 9, 2015 ~ A funny thing happened on the way to covering a pelvic mesh trial. As editor of Mesh News Desk (MND), I cover trial...

Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial Underway in Philadelphia Exposes Document Destruction by J&J

12/9/2015

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Mesh News Desk, December 8, 2015 ~ OPENING ARGUMENTS Opening arguments got underway for Philadelphia’s first pelvi…

Dr. Raz Contributed to Plaintiffs' Injuries, Not Defective Mesh

12/4/2015

Suzanne M and Dr. Raz after explant surgery THANKS TO COURTROOM VIEW NETWORK FOR ACCESS TO A LIVE FEED OF THE COURT PROCEEDINGS! MND, December 3, 20...

Sherrer v. Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Trial Opening Arguments Underway in Kansas City, MO

12/2/2015

MND, Dec. 2, 2015 ~ Sherrer v Boston Scientific, Kansas City, Missouri 1216-CV27879 Thanks to Courtroom View Network for live access to this trial! …

Update on Status Conference in West Virginia on Pelvic Mesh Litigation