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Divided FDA Panel Backs Medtronic Spine Device
Jul 29, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Although federal health regulators are concerned that a new Medtronic spine-stabilizing device may increase cancer risks for some patients, the...
FDA Has Concerns About Cancer Risks with New Medtronic Spine Device
Jul 26, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Federal health regulators are concerned that a new Medtronic spine device may increase cancer risks for some patients. According to a Wall Street...
70,000 Children Per Year Injured by Medical Devices
Jul 26, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medical devices send tens of thousands of children and teens to the ER every year, according to researchers at the U.S. Food & Drug...
Boston Scientific Says Some Implantable Defibrillators Are Defective
Jul 23, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Boston Scientific is reporting problems with more of its implantable defibrillators. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company has advised...
Standards for Baxter Colleague Infusion Pump Recall Issued by FDA
Jul 15, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Federal regulators have published final requirements for a recall of Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps that was issued by Baxter International Inc....
Artelon� CMC Space Complications May Include Thumb Disfigurement, Inflammation
Jul 9, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has received a number of adverse event reports involving a thumb joint implant called the Artelon®...
Dentist's Lawsuit Claims NobelDirect Dental Implants are Defective
Jul 7, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A California dentist is suing the maker of the NobelDirect dental implant, claiming the device is faulty. The lawsuit, which was filed late last...
Physio-Control Lifepak External Defibrillators Named in Class I Recall
Jul 6, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Medtronic Inc.’s Physio-Control unit has issued a class I recall for Lifepak 20 and Lifepak 20e external defibrillator/monitors. The recall is...
Few Aware That Zinc in Denture Creams Pose Health Risk
Jun 28, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Scores of denture wearers who have suffered unexplained neurological injuries are now only beginning to realize that zinc-containing denture creams...
Zimmer Ends Relationship with Doctor Following Criticism of Knee Device
Jun 21, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A prominent surgeon who was once a consultant for Zimmer Holdings, a maker of surgical tools and joint replacements, thinks the company may have...
FDA Clears Remaining Recalled Boston Scientific Defibrillators
May 24, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Boston Scientific has resumed sales of five defibrillators that had been the subject of a recall several months ago. In a regulatory filing, the...
FDA Issues St. Jude Warning Letter Over Epicor Surgical Ablation Device
May 19, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A Warning Letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to St. Jude Medical Inc. has been posted on the agency’s web...