Category: Defective Medical Devices

Retrievable IVC Filter Liability Attorneys Retrievable IVC filters are designed to catch blood clots in patients before they reach the lungs. The IVC or Inferior

Johnson & Johnson may face a sequel to its 2010 $3 billion recall of ASR all-metal artificial hips. The company’s DePuy Orthopedics unit and its

The system used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant market approval of medical devices is slated for some updates in 2011. The bureaucracy’s

The FDA recently released an alert to healthcare professional regarding the Lariat Suture Delivery Device, manufactured by SentreHEART. The device uses a tiny lasso like

Pharmaceutical giant, Boston Scientific Corporation, recalled its global supply Chariot Guiding Sheaths which total 7,000. The recall was initiated because parts of the device can

Avanos Medical Cortrak*2 Enteral Access System is designed to help trained healthcare personnel place medical feeding tubes into the stomach or small bowel of patients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently announced it will be opening an investigation into Essure, a permanent non-surgical birth control device manufactured by

By: Indhira Benitez Dr. Augustine’s device, the “Bair Hugger,” changed surgical practices and made him a fortune, but it is linked to life-threatening hospital infections.

The FDA is increasing regulation for medical devices known as transvaginal mesh (TVM). These mesh devices are used for a number of reasons including, pelvic

By: Kelda Doherty At the Rheingold firm, litigation for people injured by medical devices is a larger part of our practice. The Food and Drug

Recent cutting edge science has shown that there are various other long term effects of using PPIs including: dementia, increased prevalence of myocardial infarction, acute

Inferior vena cava filters used to prevent pulmonary embolism are associated with major risks such as recurrent deep venous thrombosis and inferior vena cava thrombosis.

Our firm is now investigating claims for women who have been injured due to the Mirena IUD contraceptive device. Poor design results in the IUD migrating from

Starting in 2019, under the newly introduced “Medical Device Guardian’s Act”, healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient treatment facilities will be required

The Loren Krantz trial in Los Angeles started last week and previously shocking confidential information is reaching the light. In opening statements, plaintiff’s counsel discussed

The states of Washington and California are suing the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant for misrepresenting the risks of its vaginal mesh implants. Attorneys General Kamala

Suit against Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., was started in federal court in New Jersey last week by a man who had previously had a Bard

As our firm prepares to conduct the first NuvaRing trial in the nation, our pre-trial briefs shine a light on what was known about NuvaRing’s dangers before it was

By: Charles Lee At what cost should robotic technology become fully utilized if its yield is just as similar, if not pricier than minimally invasive

By: Kelda Doherty In 2010, DePuy, the manufacturer of the ASR XL Hip Replacement System, finally acknowledged problems with their hip implants by ordering a

By: Charles Lee DePuy, a subsidiary of the world’s largest health-care product seller, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), has been brought to trial in California and

By: Kelda Doherty Merck (formerly Schering-Plough), manufacturers of the pill-free contraceptive NuvaRing, is now facing over 1,000 law suits concerning allegations that their contraceptive is

Once touted as a breakthrough in hip implants and widely available in New York, a recent study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found no

Nuvaring Users and Blood Clots Many women use various forms of contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Like numerous medications and devices, some forms of birth

By Thamanna Husain Our hip implant revision injury litigation lawyers have noticed some stem and ball corrosion cases. Early focus was on the ball and

Have you been suffering from your ASR XL Acetabular or ASR Hip Resurfacing System from Johnson & Johnson? Trying to sue J&J for the use

Defendants Had Sought To Keep Sealed Some Documents That Show NuvaRing Estrogen Levels Were Apparently Concealed Or Misrepresented By Organon In a defeat for Defendants

Jennifer Vezina, a Vermont resident, has become the first women to file a suit for injuries from the use of the Mirena IUD in the

Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular Hhip Stem Litigation was recently coordinated in front of Judge Martinotti in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Bergen

By: Indhira Benitez On Thursday, March 18th, at a hearing before a San Diego federal judicial panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Bayer’s lawyer, Marie Woodbury of

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets stringent requirements for approval of pharmaceuticals, it allows many medical devices to go to market without

Merck & Co. and subsidiary Schering-Plough are facing more lawsuits relating to yet another one of the company’s products, this time Vytorin. The manufacturers responsible