Recent Posts in Medical Devices and Implants Category
Posted on Apr 24, 2013 By The Senators Firm
The New York Times reports that Johnson & Johnson will pay $8.3 million in damages to a man who was given a faulty hip implant. The implant, called the Articular Surface Replacement, was recalled ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2013 By The Senators Firm
The debate as to whether or not metal-on-metal hip replacement systems provide their recipients with a positive risk/benefit profile has plagued the medical device industry for years. Unfortunately, ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2013 By The Senators Firm
Concern regarding the implantation of metal-on-metal hip implants has been elevated due to recent associations with catastrophic complications. Of significant concern to healthcare providers and ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2012 By The Senators Firm
In a recent turn of events, consumer rights activists have blamed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the introduction of several dangerous medical devices. Subsequently, these current FDA ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2012 By The Senators Firm
An omphalocele is an abdominal wall defect characterized as a type of hernia in which the infant’s intestine or other abdominal organs protrude out through the umbilical cord. As a result, the ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 By The Senators Firm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently announced a Class I Recall in regards to the On-Q pump with ONDEMAND bolus button. These devices are typically used for the delivery of ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2012 By The Senators Firm
In a recent development, a probe by the BBC news network and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) revealed that hundreds of thousands of people who have received metal-on-metal hip replacements may have ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2012 By The Senators Firm
Bard Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters were introduced to the medical community as a means to prevent blood clots from traveling to vital organs and inducing further complications. However, medical ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By The Senators Firm
What was once intended to assist in the medical care of individual infants, has now become a topic of increasing concern to the pediatric community. Subsequently, Nemschoff Chairs, Inc. is involved in ...
Continue reading "FDA Announces Nemschoff Hospital Bassinet Recall" »
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By The Senators Firm
Following the removal of metal-on-metal articular surface replacement (ASR) devices from the U.S. market, an orthopedic division of Johnson & Johnson has become the subject of increasing criticism ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By The Senators Firm
Metal-on-metal hip implants produced by Stryker are surgically implanted in those who have lost functionality of their hip joint. Replacing an otherwise damaged joint with a Stryker hip implant, ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2012 By The Senators Firm
Scrutiny regarding the surgical implantation of metal-on-metal hip replacements has risen within the last year. Typically given to those who have lost a considerable degree of mobility in their hip at ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2011 By The Senators Firm
Recent years have witnessed the surgical application of transvaginal mesh devices become a subject of great concern in the healthcare community. The use of these devices has become synonymous with the ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By The Senators Firm
The integrity of metal-on-metal hip replacement systems has been a topic of significant concern to regulatory agencies around the globe. The increasing number of adverse health events associated with ...
Continue reading "Determining the Safety of Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Systems May Be Over a Decade Away" »