California Man Suffers Prolonged Pain After Hernia Repair with Parietex Products
A California man has filed a new hernia mesh lawsuit against manufacturer Covidien, L.P., and Medtronic, Inc. He claims that after being implanted with the…
Medical Devices & Implants
FDA Warns Patients to Avoid Purchasing Pre-Owned Test Strips Online
Individuals with diabetes and some heart conditions are required to check their blood regularly. For example, patients with heart conditions who are taking the blood…
FDA Confirms Association Between Breast Implants and Lymphoma
As of September 30, 2018, the FDA had received 660 medical device reports of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), including nine deaths. Though…
Medtronic Recalls Over 150,000 Pacemakers for Software Problem
In January 2019, Medtronic released an urgent medical device recall for over 150,000 Adapta, Versa, and Sensia pacemakers distributed worldwide between March 10, 2017 and…
Smith & Nephew Birmingham and R3 Lawsuits Proceeding in Maryland
When metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement implants first came on the market, they were advertised as being superior to other types of implants, providing for a…
DePuy Agrees to $120 Million Settlement to Resolve Claims from 46 States
After years of defending hip replacement lawsuits in courts around the country, DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson have agreed to a $120…
Utah Man Undergoes Revision Surgery After Bard Ventralex Hernia Mesh Fails
A Utah man recently filed a new Bard hernia mesh lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. It joins the…
Judge Orders Production of Physiomesh Exemplars for Destructive Testing
In June 2017, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all federally-filed Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of Georgia.…
New Study Questions Safety of IVC Filters in Older Patients with PE
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine raises more concerns about the safety of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters when used in older patients…
Alcon CyPass Micro-Stent for Glaucoma Can Cause Permanent Eye Damage
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF), glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. The disease affects an estimated 3 million Americans,…