Essure manufacturer, Bayer AG, has announced that it is pulling Essure off the U.S. market by the end of 2018. This announcement follows a series of earlier actions taken by the FDA to address the reports of serious complications associated with Essure use and the filing of over 16,000 lawsuits by women alleging injury caused by Essure. Bayer discontinued the sale of Essure in all countries outside of the United States last year. Essure will now be effectively pulled from markets worldwide.
What is Essure?
Essure is a minimally invasive permanent birth control procedure for women. It is a type of tubal sterilization. A soft, flexible insert is placed into each fallopian tube. The Essure insert is made of materials that include polyester fibers, nickel, titanium, platinum, silver-tin and stainless steel. Over three months after insertion, a barrier forms around the inserts. This barrier, which is made of scar tissue, helps keep sperm from reaching the eggs so pregnancy cannot occur.
Essure was approved by the FDA in 2002. The device was developed by Conceptues Inc. a subsidiary of Bayer AG. Over 750,000 women and their doctors have chosen Essure for permanent birth control.
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