Despite Reports and Documentary, Bayer Stands Behind Safety of Essure
The FDA received over 26,000 medical device reports related to Essure between November 2002 and December 2017. The reports indicated problems with the permanent birth…
Medical Devices & Implants
Minnesota Woman Blames Zimmer Kinectiv Hip System for Metallosis
A Minnesota woman recently filed a new Zimmer hip lawsuit against defendants Zimmer, Inc. and Zimmer Holdings, Inc. The plaintiff claims that after she was…
Zoll Increases Awareness of Recall Issue, but Still Lacks Permanent Solution
Back in January 2018, the FDA announced a Class II device recall for the Zoll LifeVest 4000 Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator. According to the recall, under…
Zimmer Files Motion Opposing Zimmer Kinectiv Consolidation
On June 19, 2018, plaintiffs filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally-filed lawsuits concerning the Zimmer…
FDA Warns of Potentially Deadly Complications with Neurovascular Stents
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned that neurovascular stents used to help treat certain unruptured aneurysms could cause serious and sometimes deadly side…
Women Warned: Vaginal Rejuvenation Procedures May Be Dangerous
The FDA is advising women who are considering non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation procedures to think twice, as the procedures may result in serious injuries. According to…
Complications Caused by Bard Davol Mesh Require Tennessee Woman to Undergo Repeated Reparative Surgeries
A Tennessee woman recently filed a new Bard hernia mesh lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee. She claims that the Bard Dulex Mesh that…
Zoll Touts Latest Study on LifeVest, but Some Doctors are Skeptical
The Zoll LifeVest allegedly successfully reduced mortality by 36 percent at 90 days, according to its manufacturer, Zoll Medical Corporation. The life vest is a…
New Jersey Man Suffers Numerous Complications from Physiomesh Used in Hernia Repair
A New Jersey man has filed a new Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court. He claims that the Ethicon Physiomesh that was implanted…
New York Man Endures Two Reparative Surgeries When Ethicon Physiomesh Fails
A New York man recently filed a new Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuit in the New Jersey Superior Court. He claims that after he was implanted with…