The federal judge presiding over multidistrict litigation in which more than 60,000 women allege they were injured by transvaginal mesh has approved a confidential settlement fund to resolve some of the claims against American Medical Systems Inc.
The plaintiffs have been suing over mesh products used to treat pelvic prolapse and urinary incontinence, and they say the products, when surgically implanted, caused bleeding and pain and, in some cases, the need for subsequent removal surgery.
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