- Armand Rossetti | December 19, 2008 2:21 PM | West Palm Beach, FL
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
In 1996, the FDA approved Boston Scientific Corporation’s ProteGen mesh for use in correcting stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Physical changes as a result of pregnancy, childbirth and...
- Armand Rossetti | November 06, 2008 8:41 AM | West Palm Beach, FL
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
Tension free vaginal tape (TVT) is a relatively narrow strip of propylene mesh tape [1.1 cm (1/2 inch) X 40 cm (14 inches)] with two stainless steel needles, one at each end that surgeons insert at...
- Armand Rossetti | October 30, 2008 5:24 PM | West Palm Beach, FL
Category:
Miscellaneous
I have been reporting about problems with tension-free vaginal tape, and approval of vaginal mesh products without tracing the history of submissions to ensure that the initial predicate device was...