Category: Medical Devices
Mirena Lawsuit Filed by Woman With PTC/IH
October 20, 2015 — Bayer HealthCare is facing a lawsuit from a woman who experienced brain injuries after using the contraceptive implant Mirena. The lawsuit (PDF) was filed by Nicole Hamill in the U.S. District Court for the Western District...
Zimmer NexGen Knee Injury Trial Underway in Illinois
October 16, 2015 — Zimmer Inc. is facing the first "bellwether" trial out of nearly 1,000 lawsuits claiming the NexGen Flex knee replacement is defective. Law360 reports that Dr. Joseph Fetto testified about the damage to her knees. He said...
Morcellator Lawsuits Centralized in MDL in Kansas
Federal judges have centralized lawsuits involving morcellator-induced cancer into a Multi-District Litigation in the District of Kansas under Judge Kathryn H. Vratil.
Study Links Essure Implant and 10X Risk of Follow-Up Surgery
October 14, 2015 — Women who are implanted with sterilization device Essure were 10-times more likely to need follow-up surgery than women who underwent laparoscopic sterilization, a new study has concluded. The study was published in the British Medical Journal...
Cook Medical Angiographic Catheter Recall Expands
Our law firm is filing lawsuits for people who were injured by a defective Cook Beacon-Tip heart catheter.
FDA Warning: Blood Clot Risk Linked to Some Heart Valves
October 7, 2015 — The FDA is warning that blood clots may prevent some aortic valve implants from opening and closing properly. The safety concern emerged after a study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr....
FDA Orders Safety Studies from Scope Manufacturers
October 5, 2015 — After several infection outbreaks, the FDA has ordered three manufacturers of duodenoscopes to study how well they are cleaned in real-world settings. The trio of Japanese manufacturers include Olympus, Fujifilm Medical Systems, and Hoya Corp.'s Pentax...
Profemur Modular-Neck Hip Recalled for Fracture Risk
October 2, 2015 — MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. has recalled about 10,825 hip implant components because they can break. The part being recalled is the PROFEMUR Neck Varus/Valgus CoCR (Part #PHAC1254), manufactured from June 2009 to July 2015. The recall began...
Mirena Lawsuits Selected for Second Set of “Bellwether” Trials
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel has randomly selected five cases for a second round of trials in the Mirena litigation.