Recent Posts in Medical Device Failure Category
Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this month that it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of the GE Healthcare Vital Signs Hygroscopic Condenser Humidifier ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
A handful of women have become co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the makers of transvaginal mesh, reports say. The complaints were raised after doctors of each of the women used the devices during ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Medications that control epilepsy, such as Depakote, Depakene and Depakon may affect a fetus if used during pregnancy, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration reportedly said recently. From that ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The medical device company Beckman Coulter, Inc., issued a recall in May for their Synchron LX Ion Selective Electrolyte Flow Cell, which is classified by the FDA as a Class I recall by the U.S. Food ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
The oft-maligned DePuy hip implant device, which was recalled last summer, has been cited in a lawsuit by 20 Australians earlier this month. The suit claims the device, which is surgically implanted ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Reports say a defective fan may become overheated and shut down the Maquet Datascope Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Pump without sounding any warning alarm, and ultimately injuring patients. Due to ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
Some 80 patients in Wisconsin have filed suit against DePuy Orthopaedics, saying the now-recalled ASR hip implants have caused pain, swelling and nerve and muscle damage, reports say The device, which ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Houston Personal Injury Attorney
A device used in delivering a lifesaving cardioplegia solution to coronary arteries during cardiopulmonary bypass has been recalled, with consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ...
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