Medical Devices & Implants

• The New England Journal of Medicine Supports the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

  Billy Cunningham | April 17, 2009 6:03 PM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  An editorial of the April 9, 2009 issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine encourages Congress to swiftly pass Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 and to allow lawsuits by injured...

• No Further Cases of HIV, Hepatitis Infection Found Since VA Investigation Started Last Week – But Many Veterans Still Awaiting Test Results

  Sarah Cool | April 14, 2009 6:10 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA

  Over a week after the Veterans Affairs Department released an email that it was investigating “the possibility of [a] relationship” between a patient’s positive HIV test and...

• FDA Demands Info on Older Medical Devices

  David Mittleman | April 10, 2009 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested information on decades-old medical devices marketed by companies such as Medtronic. These devices, which range from wheelchairs to...

• Defective defibrillators fail to warn users when it is time for a new battery

  David Mittleman | April 08, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Between 250,000 to 450,000 Americans suffer from a cardiac arrest. Without a properly functioning defibrillator, most victims of cardiac arrest don’t stand a chance of survival. On April 2,...

• Safety Alert for Zoll Defibrillators

  Jamie Sheller | April 07, 2009 2:44 PM | 1 CommentPhiladelphia, PA

  Sudden heart stoppage, known as cardiac arrest, affects between 250,000 and 450,000 Americans each year. Defibrillators are used to try and restore normal heart rhythm by delivering a shock....

• Study Links Catastrophic Cartilage Damage To Pain Pumps

  Wayne Parsons | April 06, 2009 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  recent studies have shown that intra-articular pain pumps can cause catastrophic cartilage damage The pain pump is designed to deliver medication directly to the surgical wound site or in close...

• Medtronic Defibrillator Lead Linked to 13 Deaths

  Eddie Farah | April 04, 2009 1:08 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  An independent panel of physicians now says the death count from the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis cardiac wire is closer to 13, more than the five deaths the company previously revealed. Last month,...

• Pain Pump delivers medication directly injured spinal cord

  Doug Landau | April 02, 2009 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  What is a pain pump? A pain pump is designed to deliver medication directly to the surgical wound site or in close proximity to the nerves associated with the surgical area for post-operative...

• U S Supreme Court Ruling On Drug Preemption Reminds Us That Medical Devices Should Follow Suit

  Mike Bryant | March 19, 2009 9:46 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, saw a victory for consumers with the U S Supreme Courts decision in Wyeth v. Levine. Basically, the decision allowed state law to stand in cases against drug manufactures. It's time...

• FDA Gets Scolded By Public Citizen Over Baxter Pumps

  Jamie Sheller | March 18, 2009 12:22 PM | 1 CommentPhiladelphia, PA

  The FDA has recently come under fire from a consumer watchdog group. Public Citizen expressed anger at the FDA for its delay in evaluating the latest problems with Baxter International's infusion...