HeartMate II Implant Critical Blood Clots Risk
increasing number of patients implanted with the HeartMate II Last year, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic noticed that an increasing number of patients implanted with the HeartMate II pump device were developing potentially fatal blood clots soon after the device was implanted. This type of heart implant is used on patients in … [Read more...]
New Hip Implant Lawsuit against Biomet
Biomet's M2a Magnum Hip Replacement System. Lawsuit Filed After Hip Surgery. A woman from New York had a Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Replacement System implanted six years ago. The 61-year-old has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer alleging the device has caused her severe injury. As a result of her hip surgery, the woman has … [Read more...]
Stryker Recalls Orthopedic Devices that May Have Been Damaged in Shipping
Medical device maker Stryker Corporation is recalling nearly 17,000 orthopedic implant devices because of potential of damage during shipping. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice lists five devices included in the recall: the rHead lateral stem and Recon radial implant, both for replacement of the proximal end of the … [Read more...]
Patients Largely Unaware of Metal-on-Metal Implant Dangers
Metal-on-Metal Implant Dangers. Despite its global recall in 2010, many patients remain unaware of the alleged dangers associated with the ASR metal-on-metal hip implant device manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of the global health care giant, Johnson & Johnson. In fact, less than 10 percent of some 4,500 patients in … [Read more...]
Judge Overseeing DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits
Eight current and former executives from DePuy Orthopaedics have been called to testify. Eight current and former executives from DePuy Orthopaedics have been called to testify as part of the Multidistrict Litigation the company faces over its defective and recalled ASR and ASR XL metal-on-metal hip implants, according to a report at … [Read more...]
U.K. Doctors Given Additional Guidance for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Patients
Recalled DePuy Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant. Doctors in the U.K. are again being advised to follow up with patients who have been fitted with metal on metal hip replacement devices, especially those who have received a recalled DePuy ASR hip implant device, or an implant with a femoral head diameter 36mm. The new guidance from the … [Read more...]
Advanced Bionics Fine Over Defective Hearing Aid Implant
Defective Cochlear Implant Hearing Aids. Advanced Bionics, LLC, a maker of cochlear implant hearing aids, could face a stiff fine from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for manufacturing violations that may have resulted in dangerously defective hearing aids. The FDA has alleged that Advanced Bionics failed to follow … [Read more...]
Jury Awards $5.6 Million to Man Who Had Screwdriver Shaft Implanted In His Back by Surgeon
Surgeon Inserted Titanium Rods In Patients Back Were "Missing." During an operation on January 29, 2001, it was discovered that the titanium rods the patient, Arturo Iturralde, was to have inserted in his back were "missing." Despite strong warnings from one of the surgical nurses and an assurance from the supplier (Medtronic … [Read more...]
Texas Medical-Device Co. Faces Suit
Medical-device maker Sulzer Orthopedics, facing 700 lawsuits over a hip-replacement part it recalled last year. Medical-device maker Sulzer Orthopedics, facing 700 lawsuits over a hip-replacement part it recalled last year, has been sued by a man who says his knee implant had the same defect. Leroy Harp of Tulsa, Okla., sued … [Read more...]
