Posts tagged inc

• Pelvic Mesh Implant Lawsuits Move Forward in Courts

  Joe Saunders | February 08, 2012 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Products liability lawsuits against three different manufacturers of transvaginal surgical mesh devices were assigned to a single federal judge in a multidistrict litigation proceeding this...

• "6 Days On The Road" may not be safe for the american public

  Jeffrey Meldon | March 20, 2009 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In light of the controversy over the expansion of the number of straight driving hours permitted truckers in a day from 10 to 11, I have a few things to say. As a truck accident attorney that has...

• Hy-Vee Inc. Recalls Bakery Products With Peanut Butter Distributed in Seven States Due to Possible Health Risk

  Brian W. Smith | January 17, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hy-Vee Inc. is voluntarily recalling the following products made in its bakery departments because they contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella: Peanut Butter...

• Melamine contaminated Topaz Wafer Rolls recalled nationwide by FDA

  Brian W. Smith | January 08, 2009 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA has announced a nationwide recall of contaminated wafer rolls. National Brands Inc., located in Spring Valley, New York initiated a recall of all their cans of Topaz brand Wafer Rolls. The...

• The FDA’s Approval of ProteGen Baffles the Mind

  Armand Rossetti | December 19, 2008 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  In 1996, the FDA approved Boston Scientific Corporation’s ProteGen mesh for use in correcting stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Physical changes as a result of pregnancy, childbirth and...

• 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 Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  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...

• What is next with C. R. Bard’s Urethral Bulking agent, Tegress: Is It Too Technique Sensitive and Unpredictable for Continued Effective Use?

  Armand Rossetti | October 30, 2008 5:24 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I have been reporting about problems with tension-free vaginal tape, and approval of vaginal mesh products without tracing the history of submissions to ensure that the initial predicate device was...

• FDA Refuses to Name Supplier of Tainted Heparin Ingredients

  Brian W. Smith | October 21, 2008 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to an article in Natural News, the FDA has come into conflict with Congressional investigators over its refusal to release information on which Chinese companies supplied a tainted blood...

• 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 Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  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...

• Florida Attorney General Settles Gas Price Gouging Complaint

  Brian W. Smith | October 03, 2008 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  After reviewing thousands of complaints of gasoline price gouging, Attorney General Bill McCollum reached his first settlement today with a Quincy station accused of overcharging customers $1,500. ...