- Shezad Malik MD JD | May 14, 2012 3:49 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
Remember the old Chinese proverb, fool me once...
Medtronic faces an increasing number of product liability and personal injury lawsuit. Most recently, a Louisiana man, filed a lawsuit...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | May 06, 2012 9:23 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
What is Infuse?
The Medtronic Infuse bone graft is a genetically engineered liquid protein that helps the body to grow its own bone. It includes a bioengineered protein manufactured by Wyeth,...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | April 08, 2012 1:21 AM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
The FDA has warned about serious complications connected to the off-label use of Infuse® BMP spinal implants. The off label use of Medtronic Infuse(R) bone graft has been associated with...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | April 01, 2012 1:42 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
Medtronic Inc. agreed to pay $85 million to settle claims that executives misled shareholders about the profitability of the company’s Infuse bone-growth device.
Medtronic, the...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | January 19, 2012 9:30 AM | Fort Worth, TX
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Defective & Dangerous Products
As the Band played on, another tale of corporate greed and misdeeds, in the Dark City.
A Stryker Corp. (SYK) unit has pled guilty and will pay a $15 million fine. The medical-device maker...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | January 07, 2012 3:56 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
The off label use of Medtronic Infuse(R) bone graft has been associated with severe side effects including in some cases, death.
Medtronic Infuse(R) Bone Graft What is It?
Medtronic, Inc....
- Shezad Malik MD JD | December 29, 2011 3:46 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
Prior to its entry into the market in 2002, orthopedic doctors were excited about how the back surgery product known as bone morphogenetic protein-2 would revolutionize orthopedic...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | December 12, 2011 4:12 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
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...
- Shezad Malik MD JD | November 08, 2011 8:00 PM | Fort Worth, TX
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Defective & Dangerous Products
According to the findings of a new medical study, presented at the North American Spine Society, Medtronic’s Infuse bone graft product maybe linked to an increased risk of cancer.
There is...
- Chrissie Cole | February 19, 2009 12:57 PM | Corpus Christi, TX
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Medical Devices & Implants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Medtronic’s deep brain stimulator designed to help treat patients that suffer from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, or...