Medical Devices & Implants

• Deaf Woman Weeps As She Hears Her Own Voice for the First Time

  David Mittleman | October 13, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Technology never ceases to amaze me, but it's even better when it helps people improve their lives. The story of Sarah Churman, a 29-year-old who was born deaf due to a rare genetic deformity,...

• NBC Nightly News: Metal-On-Metal Hips - One Of The Largest Failures Ever

  Brett Emison | October 11, 2011 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  NBC Nightly News aired this report last week: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy According to the report, the FDA has received nearly 11,000 reports of...

• FDA Hears Testimony on Vaginal Mesh Surgery

  Michael Monheit | October 10, 2011 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  In August, Public Citizen petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the marketing of non-absorbable surgical mesh products designed specifically for transvaginal repair of...

• DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Injuries

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 08, 2011 9:21 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  More than 500 lawsuits have been filed in Northern District of Texas federal court over DePuy Pinnacle hip replacements problems. The plaintiffs have alleged that DePuy hips, caused individuals to...

• DePuy ASR MOM Hips in the News

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 06, 2011 9:25 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  There is a problem with metal on metal artificial hip implant devices, as highlighted on the NBC Nightly News on October 4th 2011. According to medical experts and bio-engineers, the DePuy ASR,...

• What are vaginal meshes?

  Michael Monheit | October 06, 2011 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Vaginal meshes are considered a medical device because they are implanted in your body under an anesthetic. Vaginal meshes are made from a synthetic material and considered permanent. The same mesh...

• Breast Cancer Survivor Undergoes Humiliating Patdown of Breasts at Airport

  David Mittleman | October 04, 2011 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Lori Dorn, a breast cancer survivor, was outraged after TSA officials at a New York airport publicly humiliated her by patting her breasts down after she set off the security system. Dorn tried to...

• DePuy Hip Recall: NYT Confirms High Metal-On-Metal Artificial Hip Failure Rate

  Brett Emison | October 04, 2011 11:46 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  The New York Times report is gruesome: As surgeons here sliced through tissue surrounding a failed artificial hip in a 53-year-old man, they discovered what looked like a biological dead zone....

• How pelvic mesh causes severe discomfort and pain during sexual intercourse?

  Michael Monheit | October 03, 2011 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Pelvic Organ Prolapse, also known as POP, occurs when the pelvic organs – such as bladder, bowel and uterus – fall out of place. While the condition is not life-threatening in some...

• Children Who Receive Multiple Rounds of Anesthesia at Greater Risk of Learning Disabilities

  David Mittleman | October 03, 2011 8:47 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  You've probably watched a movie set in a time period from long ago and watched as a doctor told their patient to guzzle some liquor before an operation. Needless to say, doctors don't anesthetize...