Controversial pelvic mesh devices banned in Australia by medical watchdog

By Ebony Bowden
Updated June 28 2018 - 1:20pm, first published December 1 2017 - 12:00am
Carina Anderson, a member of the class action, outside the Federal Court in Sydney. Photo: AAP
Carina Anderson, a member of the class action, outside the Federal Court in Sydney. Photo: AAP

VAGINAL mesh is to be banned in Australia after the medical regulator found the risk posed to patients by the device outweighed any benefits.

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