Power Morcellators Allegedly Spread Cancerous Tissue
Allegations against Use of the Power Morcellators. Power morcellators were designed to facilitate the removal of tissue during laparoscopic procedures. The morcellator works by breaking tissue into smaller chunks for easier removal. Power morcellation has been used as a replacement for traditional surgery as the smaller incision puts … [Read more...] about Power Morcellators Allegedly Spread Cancerous Tissue
Power Morcellators Allegedly Spread Cancerous Tissue
Power Morcellators Designed To Remove Tissue. Power morcellators were designed to facilitate the removal of tissue during laparoscopic procedures. The morcellator works by breaking tissue into smaller chunks for easier removal. Power morcellators has been used as a replacement for traditional surgery as the smaller incision puts … [Read more...] about Power Morcellators Allegedly Spread Cancerous Tissue
Power Morcellators May Increase Risks for Aggressive Cancers in Women
Risks for Aggressive Cancers in Women. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning concerning power morcellators, a medical device used during fibroid removal surgery that has been tied to the spread of malignant cells to other areas of the body. Parker Waichman is accepting cases and is investigating the … [Read more...] about Power Morcellators May Increase Risks for Aggressive Cancers in Women
Lawmakers Want Better Reporting for Medical Device Injuries
Medical Device Injuries Better Reporting. In light of medical devices that have raised concerns in recent years, regulators and lawmakers are both looking to improve the way medical device injuries and deaths are reported. Specifically, there has been criticism over the delayed awareness of power morcellators, devices that … [Read more...] about Lawmakers Want Better Reporting for Medical Device Injuries
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Calls for Congressional Medical Device Hearing
Representative Mike Fitzpatrick, who has been calling for stricter medical device regulations, has asked the Committee on Energy and Commerce to hold a medical device hearing in order to update laws. This is not the first time Fitzpatrick has taken action in pursuit of tougher medical device regulations. He recently helped draft and … [Read more...] about Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Calls for Congressional Medical Device Hearing
Power Morcellators No Longer Favored by Doctors for Hysterectomies
Power Morcellation Is No Longer The Procedure Of Choice. Power Morcellators Causing Cancer. After numerous studies the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that grinding up uterine tumors with power morcellation may spread cancer. As a result, doctors actually stopped using power morcellators. Since 1991, doctors and … [Read more...] about Power Morcellators No Longer Favored by Doctors for Hysterectomies
Lawmakers Propose Bill in Effort to Better Detect Medical Device Issues
New legislation seeks to identify medical device problems as early as possible. Under the Medical Device Guardians Act of 2016, introduced by U.S. Reps. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. and Michael Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., physicians would be required to report medical device injuries and complications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...] about Lawmakers Propose Bill in Effort to Better Detect Medical Device Issues
Power Morcellators Can Spread Hidden Cancer
Safety Concern for Using Power Morcellators. Power morcellators have sparked safety concerns in the past few years when it was discovered that the devices presented a risk of spreading cancer in women undergoing gynecologic procedures, including a hysterectomy and myomectomy. A hysterectomy is a procedure that surgically removes … [Read more...] about Power Morcellators Can Spread Hidden Cancer
Safety Concerns over Power Morcellators Due to Cancer-Spreading Risks
Power morcellator have been under public scrutiny in the past few years in light of its cancer-spreading risks. These concerns were brought to light by Dr. Amy Reed, who underwent a procedure using a power morcellator, only to discover that the device had spread a hidden uterine cancer. She developed advanced cancer shortly after her … [Read more...] about Safety Concerns over Power Morcellators Due to Cancer-Spreading Risks
Power Morcellators can Spread Hidden Uterine Cancers
Power morcellators are surgical devices used to mince up tissue during a minimally invasive surgery, such as a laparoscopic hysterectomy. By cutting up the tissue into smaller pieces, surgeons can remove it more easily through small incisions. However, power morcellators have come under scrutiny during gynecologic procedures because … [Read more...] about Power Morcellators can Spread Hidden Uterine Cancers
Lawsuits Filed over Power Morcellators Risks Cancer
New lawsuits continue to be filed against the manufacturers of the power morcellators. Lawsuit Says Morcellator Spread Woman's Cancer. New lawsuits continue to be filed against the manufacturers of the power morcellator, a surgical tool used in gynecological surgeries that is alleged to spread hidden cancers, significantly … [Read more...] about Lawsuits Filed over Power Morcellators Risks Cancer
Government Accountability Office Asked to Investigate FDA’s Handling of Surgical Tool’s Risks
Twelve members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate why a device used in gynecologic surgery was marketed for two decades before safety warnings were issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The power morcellator allows fibroid surgeries and hysterectomies to be done through … [Read more...] about Government Accountability Office Asked to Investigate FDA’s Handling of Surgical Tool’s Risks
FBI Investigating Power Morcellators
Medical Device Found To Spread Cancer In Women. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the power morcellator, a surgical device that was found to spread cancer in women, and what Johnson & Johnson, the largest manufacturer of the device, knew about the tool's hazards before pulling it off the market last … [Read more...] about FBI Investigating Power Morcellators
Updated Power Morcellators Warning
Power Morcellators Warned For Safety Concerns. Health Canada, the nation's health regulatory agency, has issued updated safety information on power morcellators. In a Safety Notification issued on December 10th, the agency stated that new information should be added to the warning labels of power morcellators Power morcellators … [Read more...] about Updated Power Morcellators Warning
FDA Discuss Risks of Power Morcellators
Devices raises substantial safety concerns as they can spread a hidden cancer. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert panel will weigh the risks versus benefits of power morcellators, that are used for minimally invasive hysterectomies. Recently, the devices have raised substantial safety concerns because they can spread a … [Read more...] about FDA Discuss Risks of Power Morcellators
Canadian Health Agency Warns of Power Morcellators Cancer Risk
Risk of Cancer Spread Through Power Morcellators. Health Canada has joined other health agencies in warning of the danger of spreading undetected cancer with the use of power morcellators in laparoscopic fibroid surgery and hysterectomy. Electric (powered, motorized) morcellators have contributed to the increase in the … [Read more...] about Canadian Health Agency Warns of Power Morcellators Cancer Risk
