Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2017
Call for inquiry into medical devices
5 July 2017 - The medical device industry is facing calls for a royal commission as a class action over vaginal mesh implants gets underway in the Federal Court.
Health funds have suggested a royal commission into Australia's medical device industry after a class action by hundreds of women suffering pain from vaginal mesh implants.
More than 700 women are suing global healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson in the Federal Court in Sydney over the devices they say have had devastating effects including chronic pain and incontinence.
