Introduced to market in 2002, the birth control device Essure is the subject of numerous personal injury claims.
According to the Mayo Clinic 's website, Essure are small coils of metal and fiber that are implanted into the fallopian tubes. It is a permanent form of birth control, as the coils cause scarring in the nearby tissue preventing semen from reaching the egg.
The Mayo Clinic lists the following risks for Essure: Tubal blockage, perforation of the uterus or fallopian tubes, pelvic pain and infection. Another risk is that if a woman conceives in the first year after the device is implanted, she has a higher risk of having an entopic pregnancy.
The personal injury claims stem from the more than 5,000 averse event reports that the Food