RyanMcVay/DigitalVision/ThinkstockA Fetch 2 catheter recall has been announced for Boston Scientific’s Fetch 2 Aspiration catheters. These thrombectomy catheters are used during procedures to remove small blood clots from […]
ThinkstockPhotosA Guardian valve recall has been announced for the Guardian II hemostasis valves, designed for use in catheterization procedures, over an increased risk of air leakage that could […]
ThinkstockPhotosThousands of transvaginal mesh injury cases have been settled with Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon subsidiary. The $120 million settlement represents the largest transvaginal mesh injury settlement […]
JochenSand/DigitalVision/ThinkStockA Bair Hugger attorney notes that lawsuits filed against device maker 3M Co., claim that the company’s Bair Hugger surgical warming blanket caused the plaintiffs to develop serious […]
FI-hoby-finn/Photodisc/ThinkstockA Power Morcellator settlement has reportedly been reached between Johnson & Johnson and approximately 70 women who claim that a Power Morcellator device sold by the company’s Ethicon […]
CreatasCreatas/ThinkstockA Teleflex catheter recall has been announced on reports that parts of the catheter can separate and potentially cause serious bleeding. At least 13 adverse events have been […]
JochenSand/DigitalVision/ThinkstockCook IVC filter side effects are at issue in lawsuits filed against the company. Over 100 lawsuits allege that complications with the devices cause organ damage and put […]
ThinkStockPhotosOver 3,000 TVM injury claims pending against a medical device maker will be resolved under the terms of a $200 million settlement agreement. The settlement will resolve approximately […]
ThinkstockPhotosA pelvic mesh trial attorney notes thousands of women who suffered injuries after receiving transvaginal mesh implants (TVM) manufactured by Bard Medical will receive compensation under an August […]
ThinkstockPhotosA transvaginal mesh (TVM) study is shedding light on the risks associated with TVM procedures. Researchers, after reviewing data on 60,000 women who received TVM implants, found that […]
AndreiMalov/iStock/ThinkstockA Stryker Neptune recall attorney notes that Stryker has recalled three versions of its Neptune Waste Management System. The Stryker Neptune recall comes after many injuries and a […]
KatarzynaBialasiewicz/iStock/ThinkstockA suspected power morcellator cancer death claims a 43-year-old mother who passed away 11 months after undergoing power morcellation surgery. The procedure took place just six months after the […]
AndreyPopov/iStock/ThinkstockTransvaginal mesh lawsuit attorneys note a new pelvic mesh has won approval by the FDA. The Vertessa Lite mesh, manufactured by Caldera Medical in California, was issued clearance […]
AndreyPopov/iStock/ThinkstockTransvaginal mesh lawsuit attorneys note one of the largest verdicts to date in any transvaginal mesh trial. Boston Scientific was ordered to pay $100 million to a woman who […]
iStock/ThinkstockDefective medical device attorneys note a portable oxygen unit recall issued by Western/Scott Fetzer Company. The recall was initiated after reports of the cylinders igniting and bursting as […]