Medical Devices

Medical devices are designed to help patients, but when defective, they can cause serious injuries. We examine recalls, FDA safety alerts, and lawsuits involving implants, surgical tools, and other medical technology, providing updates on how patients are affected and protected.

Stryker Claims Filed On Defective Hip Implants Continue To Increase

It’s been almost two years since Stryker Rejuvenate hip implants and ABG II hip stems were recalled. In July 2012, the hip implant company took the product off the market after discovering their high potential of causing fretting and corrosion of the joints. But…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 4 Feb 2014

Stryker Claims Filed On Defective Hip Implants Continue To Increase

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implants

Yet another set of transvaginal mesh cases have been consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, as the result of an order issued by a federal judicial panel at the beginning of…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 8 Apr 2013

New Tranvaginal Mesh MDL Created For Coloplast Implants

Hip Implant Update: The FDA Demands Proof That Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Are Safe And Effective

For several years as metal-on-metal devices have failed at alarming rates and a question has been repeatedly asked but not yet answered: Is there a lack of a clinical advantage with…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 Jan 2013

Hip Implant Update: The FDA Demands Proof That Metal-On-Metal Hip Devices Are Safe And Effective

5th Transvaginal Mesh MDL Formed in West Virginia

John G. Heyburn II, Chairman for the Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, signed an order that all federal Coloplast transvaginal mesh lawsuits be consolidated for pretrial proceedings as part of a…

By Darren Tobin

/ 20 Aug 2012

Hip Implant Settlements Reached On First DePuy ASR Patients Set For Jury Trial

The first ever DePuy ASR hip implant cases set for a jury trial in Nevada has recently settled. It was supposed to be the first courtroom battle in the Counrty of patients with the defective…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 19 Aug 2012

Hip Implant Settlements Reached On First DePuy ASR Patients Set For Jury Trial

Landmark Jury Verdict Takes Down Transvaginal Mesh Manufacturer C.R. Bard Medical

A landmark jury verdict makes history for a woman who suffered from the complications of transvaginal mesh. The verdict – $5.5 million dollars – marks a major victory for thousands of women…

By Darren Tobin

/ 26 Jul 2012

Stryker Recalls Modular Neck Stems Action Specific to Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stems

The FDA announced that one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, Styker, voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems medical devices. The recall was…

By Darren Tobin

/ 12 Jul 2012

Artificial Hips Recalled

British based giant Smith & Nephew recently issued a voluntary recall on a component of one of its all-metal artificial hip systems. The all-metal artificial hip system recall comes after an…

By Darren Tobin

/ 11 Jun 2012

CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 May 2012

CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 17 Mar 2012

Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 16 Mar 2012

Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

ASR Hip Implant Sold Over Seas Even After DePuy Recall In United States

A detailed review of safety studies caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject Johnson & Johnson’s sale of an artificial hip in the U.S., but it didn’t stop the company from…

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 5 Mar 2012

ASR Hip Implant Sold Over Seas Even After DePuy Recall In United States