Category: Medical Devices
Smith & Nephew Journey BCS Knee Implant Recall in Australia
January 6, 2014 -- The Smith & Nephew Journey Bi-Cruciate Stabilised (BCS) knee replacement has been recalled in Australia after it was linked to a doubled risk of revision surgery and failure compared to other knee implants. Patients with the...
Da Vinci Robot Recall: Robot Arms May Stall
December 6, 2013 -- Intuitive Surgical has issued a recall of about 1,400 components used in the da Vinci robotic surgery system. The problem is that friction within the robotic arm can interrupt the instrument’s motion. The robotic arms can...
Texas HeartStart Defibrillator Lawyer
Phillips has recalled thousands of HeartStart Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) because they may fail to deliver a shock due to a defective electrical component. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FDA has received 1,100 complaints and nearly 600 adverse...
Texas HeartMate II Lawyer
Thoratec manufactures the HeartMate II, a heart pump that was linked to a significant increase in blood clots, which may cause heart attack or stroke. Many patients have required emergency surgery, device transplant, or heart transplant. The sudden increase in...
FreeStyle Blood-Sugar Test Strips Recalled
December 2, 2013 -- Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling 20 lots of FreeStyle Blood Glucose Test Strips because they may produce “erroneously low” blood-sugar readings, which could lead to serious or even life-threatening injuries for people with type-2 diabetes. The...
Hospira GemStar Infusion Pump Recalled
November 26, 2013 -- Hospira Inc. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a Class 1 recall of the GemStar Infusion System. All GemStar Infusion Pumps that were manufactured after January 1, 2009, or had a pressure...
Pennsylvania Mirena Lawsuit filed for Uterine Perforation
November 25, 2013 -- The Pennsylvania Record reports that a lawsuit has been filed by a woman from who suffered a uterine perforation caused by a Mirena IUD in spring 2011. The plaintiff, Sherry Broadwater of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, filed her...