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Recent Reports Suggest FDA Needs to Rethink Its Oversight of Medical Devices

June 26, 2018 By Sean Lally Leave a Comment

For many people, the decision to use a medical device as treatment for a debilitating condition is a no-brainer. After all, these devices have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration; what could go wrong? Sadly, hundreds of thousands of patients have been disappointed by a flawed regulatory system that rushes medical products onto the … [Read more...]

Attune Knee Replacement Could Lead to Major Losses in Income

February 9, 2018 By Sean Lally 1 Comment

Thanks to faulty knee implants like the DePuy Synthes Attune knee replacement, people who rely on these prosthetics for their daily lives are sometimes forced to take leave from work. According to the FDA, the Attune knee replacement fails 13 percent of the time, an estimate some say is far too low, as it fails to consider unreported events. One … [Read more...]

Johnson & Johnson Tampers With Witnesses in Major Multidistrict Litigation

February 8, 2018 By Sean Lally Leave a Comment

Johnson & Johnson has been accused of tampering with witnesses in two separate cases involving defective products manufactured by two subsidiaries, Janssen and Depuy. The Depuy case is the third bellwether trial in an MDL overseen by Federal Judge Edward Kinkeade, who requested that the FBI look into the matter. The Janssen case is being heard … [Read more...]

Composix Kugel Mesh Patches

January 30, 2018 By Sandra Dalton Leave a Comment

Composix Kugel mesh patches are primarily used to repair ventral hernias. Ventral hernias occur when scar tissue, caused by a surgical incision, stretches and becomes thin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Kugel mesh patch in 1996. It is made by Davol, Inc., a subsidiary of C.R. Bard. Because a part of the patch called the … [Read more...]

Exactech Fails to Adequately Inform Public of Faulty Knee Replacement

January 29, 2018 By Sean Lally 1 Comment

Exactech does not have, what one might call, a clean record. On the contrary, in 2008, it became apparent that the company had been involved in a kickback scheme involving surgeons throughout the country. By initiating so-called “consulting agreements” with doctors, the company essentially offered money to surgeons, who without fail pushed patients … [Read more...]