If you or a loved one had a bladder sling implanted to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and suffered from bladder sling complications or injuries, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a bladder sling lawsuit or settlement.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating claims of women and their spouses who suffered bladder sling complications and injuries from a bladder sling implant.
A bladder sling (vaginal sling or mesh sling) is a type of surgically implanted device (such as transvaginal mesh) that is used to treat and repair stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Bladder slings act as a hammock to support the urethra to prevent it from opening during physical exertion such as laughing, sneezing, coughing or exercise.
Bladder sling surgery (bladder suspension surgery or bladder neck surgery) involves inserting the bladder sling through the vagina to position the sling directly under the urethra.
Bladder Sling Lawsuit Cases & Settlement Claims
Bladder sling lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of women who suffered injuries and complications from the following types of bladder slings, among others:
- Tension free vaginal tape sling
- TVT sling (retropubic sling)
- Transobturator tape sling
- TOT sling
- Mini-sling or single incision mini sling (SIMS)
- Other bladder sling lawsuit cases
A tension free vaginal tape sling or TVT sling is a mid-urethral sling made from synthetic polypropylene mesh that is traditionally implanted through a retropubic surgical procedure (incisions made below the urethra and above the pubic bone).
Transobturator tape sling or TOT sling is another mid-urethral mesh sling, but it is typically inserted through the labia. A mini sling is a single incision mid-urethral bladder sling that requires less invasive surgery than TVT slings and TOT slings.
A bladder sling can be made from a woman’s own tissue (autologous graft), donor tissue (skin or fascia) or surgical mesh (such as polypropylene mesh). The claims being investigated involve mesh.
Bladder Mesh Sling Injuries & Complications
Bladder sling settlement claims and lawsuit cases potentially being investigated include claims of women who had a bladder sling implanted and suffered serious bladder sling side effects, injuries, or complications including, among others:
- Corrective or revision surgery
- Multiple bladder sling revision surgeries
- Surgery to remove sling
- Surgery to repair sling
- Mesh removal/revision surgery recommended
- Infection
- Sepsis
- Fistula
- Nerve damage
- Sling erosion into the vagina
- Sling protrudes or skin split
- Migration of the vaginal sling
- Punctures or injury to nearby organs
- Interstitial cystitis and fistulas
- Bowel, bladder or blood vessel perforations
- Vaginal pain or pelvic pain
- Pain related to sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Pain urinating
- Recurrence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
- Pelvic or vaginal scarring
- Narrowing of vaginal wall
- Vaginal shrinkage
- Bleeding
- Neuro-muscular problems
- Hardening of vaginal mesh
- Other bladder sling problems or complications
Vaginal Sling Lawsuit Claims
Vaginal sling lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims relating to the following brands of bladder slings:
- J&J Ethicon bladder sling lawsuits
- Boston Scientific bladder sling lawsuits
- Coloplast bladder sling lawsuits
- Cook medical bladder sling lawsuits
- C.R. Bard bladder sling lawsuits
- Mentor bladder sling lawsuits
- Other vaginal sling lawsuits
If you or someone you love suffered injuries or complications from a bladder sling, you may be entitled to compensation from a bladder sling lawsuit or settlement. Contact a medical device injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device (i.e., bladder sling), we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., CR Bard, Ethicon, Johnson and Johnson or J&J, Mentor Worldwide, Coloplast, Cook Medical, etc.) or product (e.g., vaginal sling or bladder sling) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
***The use of any trademarks, tradenames or service marks is solely for product identification and/or informational purposes.
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