Posts tagged incontinence

• The FDA’s Approval of ProteGen Baffles the Mind

  Armand Rossetti | December 19, 2008 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsWest 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...

• Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT or Vaginal Sling): What is it and how is it placed?

  Armand Rossetti | November 06, 2008 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsWest 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...

• What is next with C. R. Bard’s Urethral Bulking agent, Tegress: Is It Too Technique Sensitive and Unpredictable for Continued Effective Use?

  Armand Rossetti | October 30, 2008 5:24 PM | 1 CommentWest 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...