Boston Scientific to Pay $189 Million in Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年3月24日—BostonScientificwillpay$189milliontosettleamulti-statelawsuitoverthemarketingofitssurgicalmeshdevices.

Boston Scientific[1] will pay $189 million to settle a multi-state lawsuit over the marketing of its surgical mesh devices. The settlement was announced Tuesday and investors responded accordingly. The stock fell nearly 3%.

The settlement funds will be divided up among 47 states and Washington, D.C. that were all part of the lawsuit against the company. Part of the settlement includes an agreement from the company to “describe more accurately to consumers the safety and risks” of using surgical mesh, Reuters reported[2].

Boston Scientific had been making surgical mesh particularly for use in the pelvis since the early 2000s. The mesh, often called pelvic mesh or transvaginal mesh, is surgically implanted in women as a treatment for two different conditions, pelvic organ prolapse, when organs shift from their normal position, and stress urinary incontinence. ...