Category: Medical Devices
Cold Therapy and Nerve Damage
Using cold therapy machines for too long at too cold of a temperature can cause nerve damage. Unfortunately, our lawyers are concerned because doctors do not always warn their patients about the risk of nerve damage. This serious injury can...
Cold Therapy and Frostbite
Juries have awarded multi-million dollar verdicts to people who filed lawsuits after suffering frostbite from a cold therapy machine.
DePuy Withdraws Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Liners
DePuy is discontinuing a metal liner used in the Ultamet metal-on-metal and Complete ceramic-on-metal hip implants.
Symptoms of Skin Necrosis
Individuals who use a cold therapy machine may fail to realize when their body is getting too cold, and they can easily miss the first symptoms of skin necrosis: skin discoloration, swelling, and pain. Over time, symptoms of skin necrosis...
Cold Therapy and Skin Necrosis
Skin necrosis (death of skin and tissue) is a complication of using a cold therapy machine improperly. Although the manufacturers of these devices claim they can be used for “continuous cold therapy” for up to 11 hours, experts recommend against...
Texas Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Class Action Lawyer
Class Action Lawyers for Robotic Surgery Injuries The Clark Firm, LLP is nationally-recognized as a class action law firm, but our lawyers have decided against pursuing justice for our clients through a Da Vinci surgical robot class action lawsuit. About...
Urgent Warning: Da Vinci Robot Surgery Scissors Cause Burns
May 13, 2013 -- Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of the Da Vinci Surgical Robot, has issued an Urgent Medical Device Notification for the EndoWrist Instrument Monopolar Curved Scissors (a.k.a. "Hot Shears") because small cracks in the insulation may allow electrical...
Texas Robot Prostate Surgery Lawyer
More than 85% of prostate surgeries (prostatectomies) are performed with the Da Vinci Surgical Robot in the United States. Unfortunately, there is growing concern about the lack of a benefit with robot prostate surgery, additional costs, and potential risk of...
Texas Robot Hysterectomy Lawyer
The number of hysterectomy surgeries performed with the Da Vinci Surgical Robot has skyrocketed from 0.5% in 2007 to 9.5% in 2010. With 600,000 hysterectomies performed every year, this means that tens of thousands of women are choosing a robot...
Texas Stryker Triathlon Knee Replacement Lawsuit
What is the Stryker Triathlon Knee Implant? The Stryker Triathlon Knee Implant is a medical device used in total knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty). It is manufactured by Stryker Orthopedics and was approved by the FDA in 2005. Unlike traditional knee...