Scottish courts are preparing for a wave of legal cases launched by women seeking damages following problems with v aginal mesh implants, with one law firm in Scotland claiming that 50 cases are already being investigated, with more women coming forward each day. [s]The Independent[/s] reports that there are, as of yet, no evidence of any flaws in the manufacturing process of the devices, nor have products from any one manufacturer been singled out as a particular risk.
In 2012, the UK’s [b]Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency[/b] ordered a review of evidence on the safety of surgical meshes as a treatment for pelvic organ prolapse and surgical tape for incontinence. The review found that overall the benefits of the devices, which are used to treat 'serious and often very distressing conditions', outweighed the risks.
[link url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hundreds-of-scottish-women-to-launch-damages-claims-against-makers-of-the-vaginal-mesh-implants-which-have-left-them-in-constant-pain-and-even-unable-to-have-sex-9184996.html]The Independent[/link]