Indiana Man Files Lawsuit Over Hip Replacement Device
An Indiana man has filed a suit against the maker of an artificial hip implant, claiming that the implant left him in constant pain and needed to be replaced after …
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IVC Filters Cause More Harm than Good
Inferior vena cava filters, or IVC filters, are small, metal, cone-shaped devices that are inserted into the inferior vena cava to catch any blood clots that might free themselves from …
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Product Liability Case Filed Against Biomet Orthopedics
On March 19, 2015, a man filed suit against Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. The plaintiff asserts personal damages occurred …
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$2.5 Million Awarded in DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit
In 2010, Johnson & Johnson recalled nearly 93,000 DePuy hip implants due to a high failure rate. The DePuy hip system was sold in two versions. One was the ASR …
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Power Morcellator Liability Claims Impacted by New FDA Ruling
Medical device manufacturers may face product liability claims when patients are harmed by the devices that they make and market. The use of laparoscopic power morcellators in fibroid surgery has been allegedly …
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Stryker Agrees to Settle Defective Hip Implant Lawsuits
On Monday, November 3, 2014, medical technologies giant Stryker agreed to pay at least $1.43 billion to settle defective hip implant lawsuits filed by injured patients who underwent revision surgeries to …
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Surgical Mesh: FDA Alerts and What They Mean For You
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered manufacturers of surgical mesh to conduct new studies of the mesh products used to treat two conditions affecting millions of women …
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The DePuy ASR XL Hip Implant Recall: What It Means to You
On August 26, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics announced the recall of both its ASR XL Acetabular Hip System as well as its ASR Hip Resurfacing System. This recall is in response …
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