Mentor OB Tape Vaginal Sling Side Effects Lawyer

One of the more overlooked health problems experienced by countless women across the world is that of urinary incontinence. This condition that basically involved problems with bladder control can be caused by many things, and its results can be surprisingly devastating if it’s not treated carefully and properly.

As a result, many companies dedicated resources including time, money, equipment and professionals to formulate a product that would help treat this problem, and some efforts proved to be successful in terms of getting a product that seemed to help the situation to market. Specifically, one of these products was known as the transobturator vaginal sling, which was made by Mentor Corporation. This product was more commonly known as “OB Tape.

What is the Mentor OB Tape?

OBTape was approved for marketing, sale and distribution in the United States in 2003, and it enjoyed a high degree of success after hitting the market. The OBTape is implanted in order to help in effect replace and/or reinforce the already-weakened muscles of the urethra. This surgical procedure was designed to be simple and to allow for a fast recovery.

During the time the OBTape Vaginal Sling was on the market, it was implanted into an estimated 35,000 women, and for a time, the results reported were generally quite positive, as were those of the competing products on the market. However, it wasn’t long before problems began to arise and serious consequences began to unfold for many women who trusted this product.

Mentor OB Tape Side effects

Unfortunately, the run on the market for the OBTape product lasted only three years because of the problems it was encountering. Specifically, the OBTape sling was manufactured a bit differently than competing products, which meant that instead of being woven it was simply manufactured as one single unit. What this meant as a result was that instead of allowing nutrients and oxygen to flow between the unit and the woman’s body like those other products, the Mentor OBTape prevented this from happening.

This led to serious side effects, including debilitating vaginal pain, serious internal bleeding and no help whatsoever with the bladder control problems the product was designed to eliminate. Additionally, the only step that could be taken to correct the problem was an additional procedure to remove it, which was invasive in nature.

Your Next Step if injured from OB Tape

If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of using the OBTape product, you need to contact a defective products lawyer as soon as possible to schedule a free initial consultation. You may have legal rights and options that need to be explored, but you’ll need the help of an attorney to do so. Get that process started today.

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Linda Kingsays: 2011-03-13 14:56:05

I had a Mentor Trans-Obturator Tape sling inserted in May of 2004 (lot #031017E, Catalog # REF93-4000, Serial#AD080067, Experation Date 9/30/2005) and by the 6 week check up I had a chronic Candida infection that my Urologist treated for about a year. He treated me with several series of Diflucan, some of which were the normal dosage, but in others he gave me doubled the doseage for 2 weeks at a time. Following each course of antifungals the infection (and associated symptoms) appeared to subside, just to return within a few weeks. Finally, after a year of on and off treatments, he looked at me and my husband and said "what do you want, I don't know what else to do". So I went home, called back his office, and told his receptionist that I was going to another urologist. After examining me and following multiple tests the second urologist said that the sling was not working and that if he were in my shoes, "he would have the sling reinserted". I sort of lost it because I wished that I hadn't had it inserted in the first place. Then I sought a Gynecologist/Urologist who was (referred to me for by my gynecologist) and after a lenghthy series of test and exams he told us that in his opinion the sling was not working at the time, and "it had never worked". He identified the sling as the source of my repeated infections, and set me up for surgery to remove the sling. Following the surgery he stated that it had been very difficult to remove the sling because a lot of it was already embedded in the tissue by then. He also continued to order series of antifungals. By 2007, and while still suffering chronic discharge and other medical complications, I sought the help of yet another urologist (#4). He explained to me that he had so far inserted eight (8) Mentor slings and six (6) had eroded. He further indicated that the only possible solution was to operate getting out as much of the sling as possible. Unfortunately this procedure could have other complications up and including death. At that point I went home and cried and tried to move on with my life. By 2006 I started looking for information and all I could read about were complications. that women in the UK have endured an unmitigated nightmare following the insertion of the Mentor Slings. I also read that there was absolutly no testing of the Mentor Sling in the U.S. before the FDA approved the device. . In the meantime, my physical and mental health have continued to deteriorate. Due in part to the helplessness and hopelessness of the whole situation, I've become very depressed requiring treatment with multiple antidepressants. In 2009 I went to an endocrynologist because I am suffering from dangerously high blood pressures (in the range of 200/120) and my hair is falling out. They tested me thinking I had an adrenal tumor because of my symtoms. (octreotyde scan) it was negative for tumors. However, I continue to have problems with night sweats, fevers, aching joints, headaches and other problems. I am going to visit my family physician next week for candida infections on my skin and most of the hair on the top of my head is fallen out. This is the same infection that I was diagnosed with 6 weeks after my surgery I'm not sure how this infection has seen it's way to my outside skin, I only hope that it is not in my blood at this time. I will ask him if he thinks I should have my blood tested for this candida infection. These past 7 years have been a total nightmare for myself and my family. I have been from one doctor to another and hopefully I can have something done so I don't have to suffer as much like I said before "I feel very hopeless and helpless" I feel so angry that none of these complications were explained to me before the original surgery and why would the FDA allow this to happen without testing before. Thank You for hearing me out.

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