Posts tagged recall

• Wright Joins DePuy in Metal On Metal Hip Lawsuit Club

  Shezad Malik MD JD | March 12, 2012 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Federal lawsuits against Wright Medical Technology, a manufacturer of metal-on-metal hip-replacement is now being consolidated in Multi district Litigation (MDL). Wright Medical...

• Children’s Bed Frames Recalled over Entrapment Risks

  Scott Kappes | January 10, 2012 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Today the Land of Nod issued a voluntary recall of its Blake model bed frames, due to the potential for a child to become entrapped. A child’s torso has the potential to become...

• BMJ Study: New Hip Implants No Better Than Older Implants

  Shezad Malik MD JD | December 01, 2011 1:00 AM | 1 CommentFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  According to a new medical study and analysis, irrespective of the implant material, all types of hip replacement devices appear to work the same. The researchers said, the newer, metal-on-metal...

• DePuy ASR Hips: Ticking Time Bomb?

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 24, 2011 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  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...

• DePuy Litigation Gaining Momentum Over Recalled ASR Hips

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 16, 2011 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Not a day goes by, before more bad news regarding the DePuy ASR and Pinnacle Hip Replacement and Recall issues percolate to the surface. As folks who have been following this story, the DePuy...

• DePuy ASR Metal Hips: Tip of the Iceberg?

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 12, 2011 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Our DePuy ASR Recall and Metallosis team, has been aggressively notifying the general public about the problems and risks associated with the Metal on Metal hips. As explained in the 30 plus...

• Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Risks Outweigh Benefits

  Shezad Malik MD JD | November 01, 2011 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  A group of medical researchers and scientists have determined that the potential risks from metal-on-metal hip implants may outweigh any health benefits provided by these devices. This is because...

• DePuy ASR MOM Hips in the News

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 06, 2011 9:25 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  There is a problem with metal on metal artificial hip implant devices, as highlighted on the NBC Nightly News on October 4th 2011. According to medical experts and bio-engineers, the DePuy ASR,...

• DePuy Metal on Metal Hip and Metallosis

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 01, 2011 9:38 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  As readers to my blog will note, I am a licensed Texas medical doctor as well as a product liability attorney. We are currently fielding many phone calls from concerned hip replacement patients...

• DePuy Metal on Metal Hip Failure Rate

  Shezad Malik MD JD | September 22, 2011 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  I am providing this update and commentary on a recent British database study. According to a British database, the National Joint Registry for England and Wales, which tracks hip replacement...