Medical technology is fantastic, when it works. When it does not, many suffer the consequences.<\/p>\n
In the first case of hundreds, or more, to go to trial over a trans-vaginal mesh implant that went wrong, a doctor, and the company that makes these products, C.R. Bard Inc., must pay out $5.5 million. The woman plaintiff was left in constant pain and incontinent. Although the case is in California, there are many more across the nation pending litigation.<\/p>\n
The jury was horrified by what they heard in the Scott case, about the injuries the woman had been left with after the implantation of the Avaulta Plus. They found Bard to be negligent in handling their trans-vaginal devices, designed to deal with incontinence and bulging or prolapsed pelvic organs. The company evidently did not properly test their product prior to rushing it to market. At trial, the plaintiff\u2019s lawyer asked for up to $11 million (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Medical technology is fantastic, when it works. When it does not, many suffer the consequences. In the first case of hundreds, or more, to go to trial over a trans-vaginal mesh implant that went wrong, a doctor, and the company…<\/span><\/p>\n