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DEFECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICES
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Stryker Corp. Sues Over Federal Subpoena
Aug 28, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Stryker Corp., the maker of hip implant components recalled earlier this year, is claiming that it is being harassed by two government...
Cochlear Implant Lawsuit Not Preempted, Judge Says
Aug 26, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A lawsuit against the makers of a cochlear implant can go forward, a federal judge in Texas has ruled, because a Supreme Court decision that...
Safety Notice says Liko Universal SlingBar Poses Fall Risk
Aug 21, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A safety notice for the Liko Universal SlingBar was issued by Liko AB this past June. According to the notice, various models of the Liko...
NexStent Carotid Artery Stents Recalled by Boston Scientific
Aug 15, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Boston Scientific said yesterday that it has recalled its NexStent products because of a defective stent delivery system. The Food & Drug...
Heart Stents No Better than Drugs in the Long Run
Aug 14, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
An international team of researchers just reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that while using drugs alone may take longer than...
Boston Scientific Stent Study Questioned by Wall Street Journal
Aug 14, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a study used by Boston Scientific in its quest to garner U.S. approval for its Taxus Liberte stent used a...
Lawsuit Alleges Medical Device Makers Paid Illegal Kickbacks to Doctors
Aug 13, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A Pennsylvania medical supply company is suing six joint implant manufacturers over alleged illegal kickbacks to doctors. The lawsuit, filed in...
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Signs A Health Bill with Strong Gifts-to-Doctors Rules
Aug 12, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
According to a recent Associated Press report, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick just signed a bill created, in part, to help reduce that...
Levitronix Recalls CentriMag Extracorporeal Blood Pumping System
Aug 4, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Levitronix has issued a Class I recall for its CentriMag Extracorporeal Blood Pumping System and Primary & Backup Consoles. The defective...
Zimmer Durom Cup Problems Highlight Need for Joint Registry
Jul 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Hundreds of patients receiving Zimmer Durom Cup hip implants in the U.S. have been experiencing serious problems since the device was introduced in...
Durom Cup Hip Device Sales Halted Over Questionable Design
Jul 24, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The nation’s biggest producer of orthopedic devices says it is suspending sales of an artificial hip component that some say is failing at high...
Anika Therapeutics Warned for Conditions at Massachusetts Medical Device Plant
Jul 23, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Anika Therapeutics, the maker of medical devices used to promote the protection and healing of bone, cartilage and soft tissue, has received a Food...
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