In April 2018, the FDA took a unique move to restrict the sale of Essure. Now, only those health care providers who promise to give patients information about the risks and benefits of the device will be allowed to use it. LINK TO FDA NEWS RELEASE WHY ARE WOMEN FILING ESSURE LAWSUITS? Essure is linked …
Essure Birth Control Will No Longer Be Sold in U.S.
Since its FDA approval in 2002, Essure, manufactured by Bayer, has had risks and side effects that women weren’t adequately warned about. The device received the FDA’s Black-Box warning in 2016 due to reports of debilitating side effects like organ perforation, coils moving to the abdomen or pelvis, extreme pain, and allergic reaction. Bayer recently …
New Warnings for Essure
Just a few weeks ago, in November 2016, the FDA updated Essure’s warnings after more than a year of reviewing the birth control implant. The new black box warnings – the FDA’s most severe type of warning – comes with a patient checklist, which doctors should review with women before implanting Essure. Our Essure attorneys …
Essure Kept on Market Despite Lawsuits, Deaths, and Injuries
The FDA recently recommended a black box warning for the contraceptive Essure, calling attention to the potential for life-threatening and permanent health problems. The agency also ordered Bayer, Essure’s manufacturer, to conduct a new study on the implantâ’s true risks. The Essure lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm are disappointed in the FDAs failure …
Thousands of Women Suffering Severe Essure Side Effects
A new study found that women implanted with the permanent contraceptive Essure were 10 times more likely to have additional surgeries within one year than women who chose to have their tubes tied. Our team of Essure attorneys is now accepting claims on behalf of women injured by this device. This new study examined data from more …
Essure Under Scrutiny by FDA, Doctors and Patients
Thousands of injuries have been reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from the sterilization device Essure since its approval in 2002. Recently, the FDA™s panel on Obstetrics and Gynecology met to discuss the safety of Essure and how doctors and patients can best avoid serious complications. Our team of dangerous medical device lawyers details this …
Bayer’s Other Ugly Stepsister: Essure
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical’s immensely popular intrauterine device (IUD), Mirena, is now subject to mass litigation throughout the country and abroad. Lesser attention is being paid to its other IUD, Essure, despite its equally damaging health effects. IUD injury attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm highlight this dangerous contraceptive device so women are better informed of their …