Medical Devices & Implants

• Medical Device Safety Act would allow state suits, but some lawmakers oppose it.(2)

  Wayne Parsons | May 26, 2009 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The Greenville News (5/24, Osby) reported that the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009... would reverse the high court's decision and would allow patients to sue Medtronic under state law. Don...

• Rapid CT Heart Scan Better at Diagnosing Blocked Arteries

  David Mittleman | November 20, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  According to a recent study, a rapid CT heart scan is better able to provide doctors with a more efficient method of diagnosing blocked arteries after a patient complains of chest pain. In the past,...

• Synthes Components Recalled

  Jamie Sheller | November 18, 2009 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Recently, Synthes, a Swiss medical device company, voluntarily recalled its Synex II Central Body components. According to the company, all surgeons and hospitals with the recalled devices were to...

• Cardiovascular Systems ViperSheath Sheath Introducer Recalled Due to Fracturing

  Rick Patterson | November 18, 2009 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a nationwide recall of all lots of the ViperSheath Sheath Introducer on behalf of Thomas Medical due to reports about...

• Medtronic recalls heart cable and thousands of patients are now faced with a risky surgery

  John Cooper | May 05, 2009 11:20 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  In 2007 Medtronic, the company that made Sprint Fidelis heart defibrillator cable stopped selling the product after five patients who had the cables died. But now that the cable is off of the...

• Patients Suffering After Using Shoulder Pain Pumps

  Jamie Sheller | April 23, 2009 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Pain pumps are used after surger to help manage post-surgical pain. Recently, pain pumps used in the shoulders following arthroscopic surgery have been linked to postarthroscopic glenohumeral...

• Study Suggests Patients Requiring Heart Implant Devices Should Seek Out Specialists

  Carrie Strasser | April 22, 2009 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The New York Times reported on a study released Tuesday that indicated that patients who had specialists implant their heart defibrillators had fewer complications than their counterparts whose...

• 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...

• The Long Journey to the Aftermath of Pain Pump Induced Shoulder Joint Chondrolysis

  Armand Rossetti | October 06, 2008 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Several companies, including Stryker, BREG, Inc., I-Flowand DJO, Inc. have manufactured and distributed high volume pain pumps. During surgery and for up to three days post, surgeons may use a...

• Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT or Vaginal Sling): What is it and how is it placed?

  Armand Rossetti | November 06, 2008 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Tension free vaginal tape (TVT) is a relatively narrow strip of propylene mesh tape [1.1 cm (1/2 inch) X 40 cm (14 inches)] with two stainless steel needles, one at each end that surgeons insert at...