Category: Medical Devices

Texas Tracheostomy Tube Injury Lawyer

Tracheostomy tubes are inserted down a patient’s throat to provide an airway. When the tubes are defective or used improperly, patients can stop breathing, go into cardiac arrest, suffer brain damage, or die from a lack of oxygen within minutes....

Bair Hugger MRSA Lawsuit Filed in Minnesota

A lawsuit has been filed by a patient who developed an antibiotic-resistant infection after hip surgery involving the Bair Hugger warming blanket.

Jury Awards $9.2 Million in Zimmer Durom Cup Lawsuit

July 29, 2015 -- Zimmer Inc. has been ordered to pay $9.2 million to a man who was injured by the Durom Cup, a hip replacement component that was pulled off the market in 2008. After a three-week trial in...

Judges May Consolidate Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits in MDL

Lawyers are asking federal judges to centralize IVC Filters into one court.

Texas Hip Replacement Infection Lawyer

3M Co. is now facing over 500 lawsuits from people who claim the Bair Hugger forced-air warming blanket can contribute to hip replacement infections. Need a Texas Hip Replacement Infection Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his...

Texas Knee Replacement Infection Lawyer

Deep joint infections after a knee replacement can result in devastating amputations and multiple revision surgeries. Over 500 lawsuits have been filed by people who blame their infections on the 3M Bair Hugger forced-air warming blanket. Need a Texas Knee...

Australia Issues Warning for Neurostimulation Side Effects

July 23, 2015 -- Health officials in Australia have issued new warnings about life-threatening side effects of some neurostimulation devices made by Medtronic. The implantable devices deliver electrical stimulation to the patient’s brain for the treatment of movement disorders, epilepsy,...

C.R. Bard Gets Warning for Misclassifying IVC Filter Injuries

The FDA is concerned that IVC Filter injuries and deaths were mis-classified as "malfunctions."

Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuit Filed in Texas

A lawsuit has been filed by a man who developed an infection after a surgery involving the 3M Bair Hugger.

Robot Surgery Linked to 144 Deaths in 14 Years

July 21, 2015 -- Nearly 150 deaths and over 1,000 injuries have been linked to surgical robots over a 14-year period in the United States, according to a new study. Researchers looked at adverse events submitted to the FDA between...