Medical Devices & Implants

• FDA's 1-800-GET-THIN warning follows L.A. County official's complaint

  David Rowell | December 15, 2011 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The LA Times reports that the FDA is finally taking action on the 1-800-GET THIN lap-band advertising program. It's about time! The deaths that have occurred in some patients are...

• Medtronic Settles US Case on Kickbacks

  Shezad Malik MD JD | December 12, 2011 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Medtronic has agreed to pay the U.S. Justice Department $23.5 million to settle allegations that the company paid doctors to implant its pacemakers and defibrillators. The Justice Department...

• Wright Conserve Hip Lawsuits Being Filed

  Michael Monheit | December 12, 2011 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  In 2009, the FDA approved a new hip replacement system known as the Conserve Plus System, which is manufactured and sold by Wright Medical Technology, Inc. Claiming to be an approach to hip...

• Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Will Begin in 2012

  Jeremy Thurman | December 07, 2011 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Beginning in November 2012, the first Ethicon Gynecare vaginal mesh lawsuits are scheduled to go to trial before a jury in New Jersey state court. Judge Carol E. Higbee is overseeing the...

• AMS Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits to be Consolidated

  Shezad Malik MD JD | December 05, 2011 1:08 AM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  The Trans Vaginal Mesh (TVM) saga continues and another Multidistrict litigation is pending. American Medical Systems (AMS), a pelvic mesh manufacturer, is filing motions for the centralization...

• Medtronic Reaches Settlement With DOJ Over Kickbacks

  Chrissie Cole | December 02, 2011 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A settlement has been reached between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Medtronic which involved claims that the company falsely encouraged the implantation of their devices. The $23.5...

• Study Confirms: Metal-on-Metal Hips No Better Than Traditional Artificial Hip Implants

  Brett Emison | December 01, 2011 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I've written frequently about the the problems with DePuy and other types of metal on metal artificial hips: Lack of testing under the FDA 510(k) approval process High metal on...

• Avaira Contact Lens Adverse Event Reports Increase

  Nicole Greer | November 29, 2011 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As the recall of Avaira contact lenses has been expanded, reports of adverse symptoms have also increased. Individuals who used Avaira Toric or Avaira Sphere contact lenses continue to report...

• Victims Affected By DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall May Still be Unaware

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 26, 2011 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  It has now been eighteen months (August 2010) since the DePuy Acetabular Hip Replacement System (ASR Hip) was recalled. Approximately 37,000 DePuy Acetabular Hip Replacement Systems were...

• DePuy ASR Hips: Ticking Time Bomb?

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 24, 2011 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  Folks who are regular readers of my blog, have seen the articles I have written about regarding DePuy ASR Metal on Metal hips. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts to highlight this tragedy, we...