Lawsuits Say Trumbull Company's Product Killed Human Embryos: Reports

TRUMBULL, CT — A Trumbull-based medical manufacturing company is facing multiple lawsuits after being accused of producing a defective product for in vitro fertilization, causing patients' embryos to die, according to multiple reports.

The lawsuits — filed in federal court and in California, where the company's parent company is based — state that CooperSurgical Inc.'s embryo culture solution lacked magnesium, which is crucial for the development and survival of embryos, according to the CTPost.

The defect is due to a manufacturing problem at CooperSurgical which resulted in the loss of embryos for dozens of families between November and early December, California attorney Tracey Cowan, who is representing several families, told NBC Connecticut.

"If you think about all of your future children wiped out in one blow, that’s what our clients are grappling with," Cowan said, according to the outlet.

CooperSurgical shared a statement with both the CTPost and NBC Connecticut, writing:

"While we cannot address ongoing litigation, quality, and compliance are fundamental parts of the value we provide to our customers and are our core focus ... In accordance with the requirements of our quality management system, a media recall was initiated to proactively address any possible issue with our products while we continue to investigate."

According to its website, CooperSurgical "has been innovating in the fertility and women’s health field for over 30 years."

The company's offerings include those relating to reproductive care, including contraceptives; fertility and birth, including donor eggs and sperm; and women's care, including outpatient treatments relating to urinary incontinence and abnormal uterine bleeding.