The FDA recently warned patients and doctors about a potential problem with certain Medtronic pacemakers. The batteries in these pacemakers may drain more quickly than they should, presenting a danger that the device may not deliver the appropriate pacing therapy. Should that happen, patients who…
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 Covidien Parietex Optimized Composite Mesh and the Covidien Parietex Hydrophilic Anatomical Mesh, he suffered permanent injuries and significant pain and…
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 thinning medication warfarin test their blood to make sure that they are receiving the correct dosage, and to avoid developing…
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 not a form of breast cancer, BIA-ALCL is a cancer of the immune system that starts in the scar tissue…
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 January 7, 2019. In the U.S., over 13,000 of those devices are affected by the recall. Affected devices may experience…
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 stronger and more lasting hip joint repair. Numerous studies later revealed, however, that they actually created more serious risks than…
After years of defending hip replacement lawsuits in courts around the country, DePuy Orthopaedics and parent company Johnson & Johnson have agreed to a $120 million settlement to resolve claims of false and unfair marketing made by 46 U.S. states. Though the company stated that…
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 other federally-filed lawsuits centralized there in August 2018. The plaintiff claims that after he was implanted with the Ventralex mesh,…
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. Today, there are over 1,500 cases pending in that litigation, with each plaintiff raising similar allegations that the Physiomesh was…
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 with pulmonary embolism (PE—a blood clot in the lung). Results of the study showed that patients receiving an IVC filter…
