Posts tagged surgery

• CBS Atlanta News Examines The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant With Atlanta Attorney Richard Schlueter

  M. Brandon Smith | May 17, 2012 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The DePuy ASR hip recall initiated in August of 2010 has been a hot topic of discussion in the medical community over the last year and half. Surprisingly thousands of patients are still unaware...

• Will Broadspire Pay My DePuy ASR Hip Claim After My Statute of Limitations Expires?

  M. Brandon Smith | May 16, 2012 2:20 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Based on our experiences and conversations, the average client is usually unaware of the level of sophistication a risk management firm such as Broadspire, who has been hired by DePuy...

• Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 17, 2012 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large...

• Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

  M. Brandon Smith | March 16, 2012 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant...

• Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants Including The DePuy ASR System: Is Medical Monitoring Needed For Life?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 07, 2012 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to BBC Newsnight and the British Medical Journal, new information and recommendations has been issued to patients that have been implanted with metal-on-metal hip replacements: ...

• J&J Getting A New CEO Amid Dozens Of Recalls Including DePuy ASR HIp Implant Concerns

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2012 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The New York Times reported last week that Johnson & Johnson recently appointed a new CEO, Alex Gorsky. Normally, a change in leadership at the top might not be big news for litigators,...

• Metal on Metal Hip Implant Complaints Continue To Pour In

  Darren Tobin | September 09, 2011 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Hip implant complaints are surging as more information is revealed about the dangers of metal on metal hip joint devices. Recent studies show that the FDA received more than 5,000 reports since...

• Mesh Problems Leads to FDA Warning

  Darren Tobin | August 26, 2011 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Many women who have experienced complications following transvaginal mesh surgery have suffered as a result of a bad product being surgically placed inside of their bodies. There have been a...

• Transvaginal Mesh Implants Continue To Cause Problems and Complications

  M. Brandon Smith | July 31, 2011 11:54 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning regarding vaginal surgeries that use mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse. According to the warning, the procedures are no...

• DePuy ASR Hip Implant Failure Rate May Be As High As 49% In All Patients

  M. Brandon Smith | March 13, 2011 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  On August 26, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc, recalled two of its hip replacement systems – the ASR XL Acetabular System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. DePuy said in its recall that...