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Hundreds of women living in pain after they were fitted with transvaginal mesh devices have won a landmark class action case against Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Seven years after a class action involving more than 1,350 women began, the Federal Court's Justice Anna Katzmann handed down a searing judgement in which she found Ethicon had acted negligently, and that patients should be compensated.

"We were treated like guinea pigs," one of the applicants, Julie Davis, told reporters outside court on Thursday. "They lied about it and did nothing to help."

Urogynaecological meshes, sometimes known as transvaginal meshes, are inserted into women as a treatment option for pelvic organ prolapse (when the connective tissue securing the vagina and uterus to the pelvis gives way after childbirth), or urinary incontinence.

"[Ethicon] were liable to compensate any applicant and/or group member who suffered an injury because of the defect for the amount of the loss and damage she sustained as a result of that injury," Katzmann said in an hour-long summary of her judgement on Thursday morning. "I also found that [Ethicon] engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct."

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Ethicon launches device to strengthen staple lines - Med-Tech Innovation

Ethicon, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has launched the Echelon Endopath Staple Line Reinforcement (SLR), a buttressing device designed to further strengthen staple lines and reduce potential complications during bariatric, thoracic and general surgical procedures. 

This is the company’s first buttress solution designed for use with its own industry-leading Echelon Flex Powered Staplers with GST reloads, which have been associated with a lower rate of air leaks and bleeding complications.  

Ethicon developed the Echelon Endopath SLR to help surgeons who want even more strength around the staple line and to overcome issues with current buttressing options which can be difficult to load, result in inconsistent staple line coverage and may loosen with typical manoeuvring during stapling procedures.  

Neil Floch, director of minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, Norwalk Hospital, said: “The Echelon Endopath SLR takes a different approach to buttressing that offers significant improvements in ease of use, functionality and OR efficiency. For those who buttress, I expect this will become their preferred solution.”

The device’s click-and-go applicator and buttress attachment material are designed for precise control, consistent and quicker loading, and a more secure attachment for uninterrupted tissue manipulation and release. 

Tom O’Brien, worldwide president, endomechanical, Ethicon, said: “The launch of the Echelon Endopath SLR marks a new milestone in Ethicon’s continuing commitment to provide a better way to staple, and now a better way to buttress, when needed in minimally-invasive surgical procedures. At Ethicon, we continually look for ways to optimise usability for surgeons and improve patient outcomes.”