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Patients sue maker of ObTape

(Cleveland Plain Dealer) UPDATED 2009-05-21

Dozens of women have sued the maker of ObTape Vaginal Sling saying the product has caused repeated surgeries and embarrassing complications. The ObTape treatment for stress urinary incontinence was based on another type of sling that had so many complications that it was taken off the market. In this article from The Cleveland Plain Dealer, one reporter talks to surgery patients who have had complications, and they discuss the questions the mesh has raised about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves medical devices. Read full story >

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