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Category Archives: Mesh Updates

Aug 2020 17 Categories: Mesh Updates

Repair Surgery for Inguinal Hernia in Elderly Patients:

Hernia mesh complications can strike patients of any age. When it happens, lives can be ruined due to the constant pain. However, there is at least some evidence that older patients are even more likely to suffer from complications after a surgery that they were told was routine and minor. […]

Posted by David Slepkow
Apr 2020 30 Categories: Mesh Updates

Bulging Hernia | Rebuilding and Strengthening The Abdomen

  Bulging hernias are one of the more serious types of hernias that there are. The surgery to repair this is not simply by any means, and it requires a lengthy rehabilitation. Now, there is some hope for those who need this surgery. There is a new method for repairing […]

Posted by David Slepkow
Sep 2019 23 Categories: Mesh Updates

West Virginia Sues Johnson and Johnson’s subsidiary – Ethicon

After a long saga of painful injuries to women and declining market sales causing companies to exit the market, the federal government recently ordered a halt in sales of mesh implants used to treat pelvic organ prolapse. However, this does not end the legal problems facing the makers of this […]

Posted by David Slepkow
Sep 2019 19 Categories: Mesh Updates

Brouhaha at Mass Tort Law Firm, Axed Employee Seeks Bonus

Lawyers and law firms that work on a contingency basis will often come into large windfalls when a client reaches a large settlement or wins a sizable jury verdict. When that happens, many law firms share the wealth with all of their employees, including office workers and even their secretaries. […]

Posted by David Slepkow
Sep 2019 17 Categories: Mesh Updates

Outrageous! FDA Still Has No Warning About Hernia Mesh

The problems with hernia mesh have long been known. There have been tens of thousands of reports of patients who have experienced hernia mesh complications after their surgery that has used hernia mesh. Further, certain brands of hernia mesh have been recalled due to the risk of recurrence of surgery […]

Posted by David Slepkow
Sep 2019 02 Categories: Mesh Updates

Number of Surgical Mesh Lawsuits on the Rise Across U.S.

A recent report from the federal judicial system has revealed that the number of lawsuits related to three major brands of hernia mesh is on the rise. Each of these Multidistrict Litigations have grown substantially bigger with more lawsuits expected to be filed in the coming months. The complications associated […]

Posted by David Slepkow
Jun 2019 18 Categories: Mesh Updates

Woman details life altering hernia mesh side effects

Plastic products continue to be the most prevalent means of repairing a hernia through the use of mesh.  Nearly a million hernias every year in this country are fixed by using plastic meshes and tens of thousands of patients suffer from side effects from this medical device. While side effects […]

Posted by David
Jan 2019 17 Categories: Mesh Updates

Rand Paul Elects for Non-Mesh Surgery in Canada After Nasty Attack

In a move that has sparked some controversy, it was discovered that Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky will be seeking treatment for a hernia across the border in Canada. The news emerged in a civil suit that is currently pending in court as Paul is seeking reimbursement for the procedure […]

Posted by David
Jan 2019 15 Categories: Mesh Updates

Blood Poisoning – Sepsis & Septic Shock from Hernia Mesh

Many hernia mesh victims have questions about sepsis and septic shock. Hernia mesh has proven to be dangerous on a number of fronts. In addition to allergic reactions that patients could suffer and shifting of the hernia mesh, the composition and makeup of the mesh can cause poisoning. Specifically, the […]

Posted by David
Jan 2019 07 Categories: Mesh Updates

Hernia Mesh Made of Synthetic Materials – Polypropylene, Marlex, Polyester

Hernia mesh has changed the way the surgical procedure is conducted. While, in the past, hernias had been complicated procedures that involved a hospital stay, now they can be done without an overnight stay in the hospital due to the manner in which the mesh can cover the hole that […]

Posted by David
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