Category: Medical Devices
FDA Asks Hospitals to Stop Using Scope-Cleaning Machine
August 17, 2016 — The FDA is warning health care facilities not to use an endoscope-cleaning machine that was recalled last year by Custom Ultrasonics. The company never proved the machine can actually wash and disinfect duodenoscopes to prevent infections....
Essure Lawsuit Filed in Illinois by 98 Women
A group of 98 women who were injured by Essure have filed a single lawsuit accusing Bayer of downplaying the risk of severe side effects.
Case Report Highlights G2 IVC Filter Fracture Risks
A woman experienced severe complications after a retrievable IVC filter was left in her body for more than six years.
Judge Dismisses All 1,200 Federal Mirena IUD Lawsuits
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel has dismissed all 1,225 federal Mirena lawsuits after ruling that a jury cannot decide whether Mirena causes uterine perforations after insertion without hearing expert testimony.
Olympus Failed to Warn U.S. Hospitals About Scope Infections
July 27, 2016 — Japanese executives at Olympus Corp. said there was no need to warn Americans about "superbug" infection outbreaks linked to their duodenoscopes, according to the LA Times. In January 2013, Olympus sent European hospitals warnings about contamination...
Health Canada Issues IVC Filter Safety Warning
Health Canada is warning about serious risks of IVC Filters.
Stryker Recalls Soft Vu Heart Catheters
Our law firm is filing lawsuits for people who were injured by a defective Stryker heart catheter, such as the Angiodynamics Soft Vu Omni Flush.
Lawsuit Chosen for 1st Cook IVC Filter Trial in 2017
An IVC Filter lawsuit against Cook Medical has been chosen to go to trial.
Germs Often Contaminate Hard-to-Clean Endoscopes
July 14, 2016 — A new study has confirmed that germs sometimes remain on endoscopes even after they are cleaned according to the manufacturer's instructions. Researchers found that around 5% of echoendoscopes had some type of microbial contamination, despite following...
Alere Pulls Blood-Monitoring Devices Off the Market
The Alere INRatio® PT/INR devices and test strips were recalled due to inaccurate readings.