Category: Medical Devices

Texas DePuy LPS Lawyer

DePuy Orthopedics has issued several recalls for components of the Limb Preservation System (LPS), a line of implants used in lower-leg reconstructive surgery, because they can fracture under normal loads. Our DePuy LPS lawyers are now evaluating potential lawsuits on...

DePuy Recalls LPS Lower Extremity Implant Component

August 1, 2013 -- DePuy Orthopedics and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a Class 1 recall of the LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary component. This is a component of the Limb Preservation System (LPS), a line...

Texas GE Nuclear Medicine System Lawyer

GE Healthcare has recalled several Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems after an incident in which a camera fell off a machine and killed a patient. GE and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered hospitals to stop using the...

Texas Stryker Hip Replacement Class Action Lawyer

Our law firm is filing lawsuits for people who were injured by Stryker Hip Implants.

Stryker Profits Fall 35% After Rejuvenate Hip Recall

Stryker's profits fell after the company recalled several hip implants.

Intuitive Surgical Faces 26 Da Vinci Robot Surgery Lawsuits

July 22, 2013 -- Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the manufacturer of the Da Vinci Surgical System, is facing at least 26 robot surgery lawsuits. The FDA launched an investigation in February after receiving thousands of adverse event reports, including more than...

FDA Warning Letter for Intuitive Surgical Robot Manufacturer

July 19, 2013 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the manufacturer of the Da Vinci Surgical System. In what is known as a “483” Warning Letter. During inspections in...

Intuitive Surgical Down $6 Billion on Robot Surgery Concerns

July 19, 2013 -- Intuitive Surgical Inc., the manufacturer of the Da Vinci Surgical Robot, is having a bad year. The company has lost about $6 billion in market value over the last five months, according to Bloomberg. The decline...

Nearly 500 Biomet M2A Magnum Hip Implant Lawsuits Filed

July 18, 2013 -- According to this July 10, 2013 update (PDF) from the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML), there are currently 494 hip implant lawsuits pending in federal court. All of the lawsuits involve allegations of defects...

More than 100 Mirena Lawsuits Filed in Federal Litigation

July 16, 2013 -- Bayer HealthCare is facing 105 Mirena lawsuits in a federal Multi-District Litigation (MDL #2434). All complaints involve allegations that Bayer failed to adequately warn women about the risk of spontaneous migration of the Mirena IUD (intra-uterine...