Cochlear Implants
Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants Lawsuits
Bionics Cochlear Implants Lawsuits. Advanced Bionics cochlear implants are supposed to assist patients who are deaf or have extreme difficulty hearing, but mounting evidence over the past few years suggests that these products are actually harmful. In fact, Advanced Bionics has issued more than one recall for these hearing … [Read more...]
Cochlear Implant Made by Advance Bionics Recalled
Advance Bionics Cochler Implant. The HiRes 90K cochlear implant is being recalled by Advanced Bionics, the US unit of Sonova Holding AG. The cochlear implant recall is being issued after two patients with the HiRes 90K device suffered from severe pain and overly loud sounds about eight to 10 days after its implantation. A Cochlear … [Read more...]
Cochlear Implant Lawsuit Not Preempted
Cochlear Implant Makers Product Liability Lawsuits. 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 gave medical device makers protection from product liability lawsuits does not apply to this case. In her opinion, US District Court Judge … [Read more...]
FDA Advice for Patients Regarding Meningitis Risk
Cochlear implants are implanted electronic hearing devices. that are designed to produce useful hearing sensations people with severe to profound nerve deafness by electrically stimulating nerves inside the inner ear. The devices are designed to help severely to profoundly deaf adults and children who get little or no benefit from … [Read more...]
New Information on Meningitis Risk
Cochear Implants Meningitis Risk. This advice for patients gives the latest information on the risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants and recommends steps to reduce the risk. Previous Information A study published in 2003 (NewEngJMed, 349.5: 435-445) (http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/349/5/435) … [Read more...]
Continued Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Children
Bacterial Meningitis in Children Linked To Cochlear Implants. Dear Healthcare Provider: This is to call your attention to updated information on the risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants, and to provide recommendations for decreasing the risk. A new CDC/FDA study has shown that children with cochlear … [Read more...]
FDA Warns of Cochlear Implant Risks
Cochlear implant face an increased risk of bacterial meningitis. Children with an early version of the cochlear implant face an increased risk of bacterial meningitis beyond just the first two years following implantation of the hearing devices, the Food and Drug Administration warned Monday. The increased risk means the young … [Read more...]
Cochlear Implants Linked With Bacterial Meningitis
Cochlear Implants Increased Risk Of Bacterial Meningitis. Children with cochlear implants to restore hearing have a small but increased risk of dangerous bacterial meningitis, and parents should watch for symptoms and make sure their youngsters are vaccinated, a government study concludes. About half of the increased risk appears … [Read more...]
