Category: Medical Devices
Texas Implanon Lawyer
Implanon is a progestin-only birth control implant that is linked to severe, life-threatening side effects, such as heart attacks, cardiac events, and pulmonary embolisms. What is the Problem? All progestin contraceptives are known to increase a woman’s risk of a...
Texas CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Lawyer
The FDA is warning the public to beware CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis Treatment due to the risk of severe, fatal side effects. This risky, controversial treatment involves using stents or special balloon devices to prop open narrowed blood vessels in the...
Medtronic May Have Downplayed Risks of Infuse Bone Graft
May 8, 2012 -- Medtronic, the company responsible for the Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft, is currently under Congressional investigation following journalist reports that the company paid doctors to falsify reports and inflate safety data to promote their product. The company...
Study Finds Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Corrode More Quickly, Severely
May 8, 2012 -- A new study adds more evidence that metal-on-metal hip implants corrode more quickly and severely than metal-on-plastic hip implants. The parts of a metal-on-metal hip replacement grind together, and over time, they can shed chromium and...
Texas Cobalt Poisoning Lawyer
Cobalt Poisoning is a known side effect of metal hip implants. When the parts of a metal-on-metal hip implant grind together, they can release particles of toxic cobalt and chromium into the bloodstream. Very high levels of cobalt can cause...
Texas Lawyer for Hip Replacement Metallosis
Hip replacement metallosis is one side effect of metal-on-metal hip implants. When the metal ball and socket grind together as a person walks, the hip replacement may shed tiny particles of chromium or cobalt. These can leak into the bloodstream,...
FDA Letter Preceded DePuy Hip Implant Phaseout
DePuy executives decided to slowly phase out the ASR model after a letter from the FDA.
NPR Radio Story on Defective Metal Hip Replacements
Metal hip implants can destroy surrounding bone and tissue, leak carcinogenic toxins into the body, and fracture early.
Study Raises Concern About Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
March 14, 2012 -- Experts are calling for a ban of metal-on-metal hip replacements after a study published this week in the Lancet found that the metal-on-metal design was far more likely to fail than other types of hip replacements....