Stryker Corporation has issued a voluntary recall of yet another product used in orthopedic surgeries. In July of 2012, Stryker recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip stems used in conjunction with hip replacement surgeries. More recently, Stryker Corporation has acknowledged defects with its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides used to…
DePuy Orthopedics has issued a Class I recall of the DePuy LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component due to the potential for fracture of the female component when exposed to normal physiologic loads while walking. The DePuy LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component was manufactured and distributed from February 2007…
The da Vinci robot surgical system, manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, is a telesurgical device that has been FDA approved for a range of minimally invasive procedures. During these procedures, the patient is on the operating table while the doctor sits several feet away at the control area of the machine,…
A jury heard opening statements last week in the first Federal Court trial involving manufacturer CR Bard, Inc.’s Avaulta transvaginal mesh products. The case of Sisson v. CR Bard, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Virginia, is one of approximately 3,600 cases pending against…
A number of victims throughout the United States have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, McNeil-PPC, after suffering severe liver damage, liver failure and, in some cases, death after taking Tylenol or Acetaminophen. The lawsuits allege that the Defendant manufacturers failed to provide adequate warnings about the…
Generic drugs comprise 80% of all of the prescriptions filled in the United States. These generic drugs generate approximately $53 billion dollars in revenue. Unlike brand manufacturers, generic drug manufacturers have no duty to disclose new safety risks pertaining to their drugs when such risks become known. Brand manufacturers are…
Lawsuits continue to be filed against the manufacturer of the dialysis product known as GranuFlo. This product is the powder form of a solution used to clean and remove waste from the blood during dialysis. Fresenius Medical Care, a German company whose American headquarters is located in Massachusetts, created the…
Injuries continue to be reported by women implanted with Mirena IUD devices. Mirena is a small, t-shaped plastic device that is inserted into the uterus by a trained healthcare provider. It is intended to provide contraceptive protection for approximately five years. However, many side effects have been associated with the…
A new multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding has been formed for transvaginal mesh products manufactured by Coloplast Corporation. This MDL proceeding will take place in the Southern District of West Virginia, with Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presiding. The new Coloplast MDL joins 4 others in that Court involving transvaginal mesh product…
The toll from the outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to contaminated steroid shots has now killed 12 people in the United States with that number expected to rise. On Tuesday, the outbreak claimed four more lives and Florida became the latest state to report at least one death linked to…