Bayer Essure Lawsuits Skyrocketed as FDA Pushed Stronger Warnings
- More than 16,000 American women sued, claiming product defects
- Bayer denies safety flaws, but pulls device from U.S. market
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Amanda Rusmisell wanted Bayer AG’s Essure contraceptive device to wipe out any chance of a surprise pregnancy. What she didn’t bargain for was being left in blinding pain and bleeding so badly she couldn’t leave her house.
Rusmisell is among more than 16,000 women in the U.S. suing the German drugmaker over the Essure device, marketed as a safe alternative to surgical techniques such as tying the fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancies.