A Covidien transvaginal mesh settlement will resolve some of the more than 11,000 claims currently pending against the company. Covidien agreed to the settlement on June 23rd, involving transvaginal mesh devices that allegedly caused patients to suffer severe and painful side effects. The West Virginia federal court filing did not disclose the... Read more »

The FDA recently issued a new warning with regard to electronic laparoscopic morcellators.  These surgical instruments typically consist of a hollow cylinder that can be inserted into the abdominal wall. A grasper pulls a mass of tissue into the cylinder to enable the precise cutting of extractable pieces of tissue, allowing... Read more »