Medical Devices & Implants

Medical Devices & Implants

Hip Implant Update: The FDA Demands Proof That Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Are Safe And Effective

For several years as metal-on-metal devices have failed at alarming rates and a question has been repeatedly asked but not yet answered: Is there a lack of a clinical advantage with…

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5th Transvaginal Mesh MDL Formed in West Virginia

John G. Heyburn II, Chairman for the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, signed an order that all federal Coloplast transvaginal mesh lawsuits be consolidated for pretrial proceedings as part of a…

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Hip Implant Settlements Reached On First DePuy ASR Patients Set For Jury Trial

The first ever DePuy ASR hip implant cases set for a jury trial in Nevada has recently settled. It was supposed to be the first courtroom battle in the Counrty of patients with the defective…

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Landmark Jury Verdict Takes Down Transvaginal Mesh Manufacturer C.R. Bard Medical

A landmark jury verdict makes history for a woman who suffered from the complications of transvaginal mesh. The verdict – $5.5 million dollars – marks a major victory for thousands of women…

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Stryker Recalls Modular Neck Stems Action Specific to Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stems

The FDA announced that one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, Styker, voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems medical devices. The recall was…

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Artificial Hips Recalled

British based giant Smith & Nephew recently issued a voluntary recall on a component of one of its all-metal artificial hip systems. The all-metal artificial hip system recall comes after an…

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CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware…

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Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large…

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Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant…

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ASR Hip Implant Sold Over Seas Even After DePuy Recall In United States

A detailed review of safety studies caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject Johnson & Johnson’s sale of an artificial hip in the U.S., but it didn’t stop the company from…

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Mesh Implant Update: FDA Requires More Studies and Information From Manufacturers

Following up on previous warnings about the safety of transvaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse, the FDA is now enlisting the research power of the manufacturers of these devices….

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Mesh Implants Placed in Higher Risk Category

The FDA is reclassifying the surgical mesh implant devices in a higher risk category in order to require manufacturers to conduct clinical trials on people before receiving approval of the…