Medical Devices & Implants
The Food & Drug Administration on March 12, 2015 announced a Class 2 Recall of about 11,658 Zimmer Persona knee implant Tibial components parts because of radiolucent lines and premature loosening. Distributed from 2012 through January 2015 due to the recall, the Persona knee was…
Medical Devices & Implants
The Wright Medical Profemur Total Hip System was approved in the U.S. as a substantial equivalent to existing hip replacement systems, but it is becoming apparent that design defects may make the device prone to early failure. Signs indicating potential problems with the system include: …
Medical Devices & Implants
The first bellwether jury trial began yesterday over the controversial DePuy Pinnacle hip implant that has caused thousands of patients to needlessly suffer as a result of the product’s defective design and questionable marketing practices. Kathleen Herlihy-Paoli, claims the metal hips made by J&J,
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We are pleased to inform everyone there is now an organized and physician backed Joint Registry for those with hip, knee and shoulder implants: www.orthoimplantsite.com The registry site is the first of its kind to promote awareness and information on joint recalls, issues and potential…
Medical Devices & Implants
Stryker Corporation released its Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stem in 2009, but recalled the device three years later in July 2012. Stryker’s metal-on-metal hip implant began to show evidence of corrosion after devices were implanted. Medical researchers have also voiced concern over the…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is unleashing a barrage of quality-control initiatives aimed at overseas drug manufacturing, potentially empowering prosecutors who choose to target those companies with sloppy production techniques. The campaign played a large part in FDA Commissioner Margaret
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Virginia Stuntebeck sued Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG in Pennsylvania court earlier this year, alleging that she suffered severe internal bleeding stemming from use of the blood-thinning drug Xarelto. In the Xarelto lawsuit, which appears to be the first tort suit filed over the…
Medical Devices & Implants
Our personal injury lawyers have been investigating claims on behalf of those that have had revision surgeries as a result of metal hip implant complications since the Stryker Rejuvenate modular-neck stem implant recall nearly two years ago. In July 2012, the Stryker Corporation issued a…
Medical Devices & Implants
Anticoagulants such as Xarelto are considered by many to be among the most dangerous drugs because of the high number of serious side effects that are being reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Xarelto belongs to a class of anticoagulants called direct factor…
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Xarelto, Bayer’s blood thinner formulated to prevent blood clots and lower the risk of stroke, may also cause uncontrolled bleeding that can lead to hospitalization and even death. Xarelto is an anticoagulant developed by Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s New Jersey-based unit, Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
Medical Devices & Implants
It’s been almost two years since Stryker Rejuvenate hip implants and ABG II hip stems were recalled. In July 2012, the hip implant company took the product off the market after discovering their high potential of causing fretting and corrosion of the joints. But…
Medical Devices & Implants
Yet another set of transvaginal mesh cases have been consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, as the result of an order issued by a federal judicial panel at the beginning of…