Ventral hernia repair surgery improved over the last few years due to laparoscopic innovations, pain management improvements and better-designed devices. …
How “Cleared” Medical Devices Manage to Avoid FDA Approval
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses two different programs to review medical devices. The agency’s premarket approval …
Hernia Mesh Surgery: What Patients Need to Know
Ventral hernias typically present as tissue bulging through an abdominal wall weakness or opening. And while the bulge is usually …
FDA Approved Ethicon Physiomesh Without Clinical Safety Trials
Before a medical device can enter the U.S. market, it must receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. …
Current Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Allegations Against Ethicon
Ethicon Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, issued a voluntary global hernia mesh recall in May 2016 for Physiomesh. …
Striking Similarities in Transvaginal and Hernia Mesh Complications
In May 2016, Ethicon (subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) recalled Physiomesh® — a surgical mesh for repairing ventral hernias. Earlier …
What Is Physiomesh Used For? To Repair Ventral Hernias
Approximately 350,000-500,000 surgeries are performed each year in the United States to repair ventral hernias, many in the past utilizing …