Coloplast Altis Sling: Supplemental General Causation Expert Reports Served

“We believe that no reasonable physician would choose the Altis sling when informed of what Coloplast knows about its risks," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling attorney. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, malpractice and product liability attorney, states, “In the coming days, several themes will emerge regarding the Altis device, which we allege is the [...]

2025-05-19T15:27:35-07:00May 19th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Hernia Mesh Infections: Solutions and Safer Alternative Designs

“P4HB seems to be the safer, alternative design that substantially reduces the risk of mesh infections. In high-risk patients, there is little reason to use polypropylene, and serious injuries can be largely avoided by using P4HB,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national product liability attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, hernia mesh attorney, says, “The Phasix mesh is [...]

2025-05-19T15:22:52-07:00May 19th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

PVDF Mid-urethral Sling Options Outside the United States: Safer, Less Inflammation, Less Pain

Dr. Laila Najjari at the University Hospital Aachen, Germany wrote, “There was no difference established between the slings in the improvement of continence. It is described that polypropylene causes an intense inflammation, whereas PVDF seems to be the synthetic material with the best biocompatibility, minimal foreign body reaction, and optimal ingrowth… polypropylene slings seem to [...]

2025-05-19T15:09:47-07:00May 19th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Twenty Percent Recurrence of Inguinal Hernia After Polypropylene Mesh Removal

“Up to 12% of patients undergoing minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair may develop chronic postoperative inguinal pain, possibly explained by the presence of mesh," states A.M. Chaoui, MD, surgeon. What else did Dr. Chaoui say in his article “Inguinal hernia recurrence after laparoscopic mesh removal for chronic pain: A single-center experience with 11 years of [...]

2025-05-14T16:38:03-07:00May 14th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Early Pain with Coloplast Altis Single-incision Sling: Inner Leg, Groin, and Thigh

“The Coloplast Altis 522 study and the Coloplast Altis Investigational Device Exemption study both show the occurrence of pain in the inner leg and thigh in frequencies that are unique to this device. This device is too stiff and there are safer options," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling and malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg [...]

2025-05-14T16:33:07-07:00May 14th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Early Pain After Mid-urethral Sling Placement: Reassurance is Not Treatment

“Early or immediate pain after mid-urethral sling requires treatment, not reassurance. We represent those who have suffered neurological pain syndromes and have not been treated in a timely fashion for the complications they have suffered.” What does Dr. Vera Joser say in the article “Severe affection of the obturator nerve in a young patient after [...]

2025-04-02T17:22:05-07:00April 2nd, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Altis Single-incison Sling: Groin Pain, Dyspareunia, and Coital Incontinence

“The underlying data from the New England Journal of Medicine, published on March 31, 2022, that revealed a 2.5x dyspareunia risk in the mini-sling group has been published. The results show more pain at all time points for the Altis compared to other slings,” states Dr. Greg Vigna, national pharmaceutical injury attorney. Read the New England [...]

2025-04-02T16:58:33-07:00April 2nd, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Single-Incision Sling Placement Review Article: Concern of Dyspareunia Described

What did Dr. Marie Van Isacker say in the Review Article “Impact of Single-Incision Sling Placement on Female Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontience” published in the the International Urogynecological Association, 06 February 2025?: “Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed using the keywords 'stress urinary incontinence,' 'midurethral slings,' 'single-incision slings,' 'female [...]

2025-03-24T10:43:20-07:00March 24th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Boston Scientific and Physician Hit with Midurethral Sling Lawsuit in Orange County

“Our client is seriously injured from the surgical implantation of the Obtryx sling. Our position is that the Obtryx sling is unreasonably dangerous and that there are safer alternative designs and options. When complications occur, early removal is required,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, mid-urethral sling attorney, states, “We represent [...]

2025-03-06T14:18:05-07:00March 6th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments
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