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

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

Midurethral Sling Update: 2024 Nearly Over, PVDF Still Not Available in United States

“Polypropylene and PVDF slings showed similar high cure or improvement rate (91.0% vs. 95.6%) … A higher incidence of long-term pain events were observed in the polypropylene group,” states Dr. Jordi Sabadell. What did a randomized polypropylene tranobturator sling versus PVDF transobturator sling show in Dr. Jordi Sabadell’s article “Polypropylene and polyvinylidene fluoride transobturator slings [...]

2024-11-11T22:34:59-07:00November 11th, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments
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