Defective medical devices can present serious—and even life-threatening—risks for patients. Yet, sadly, many patients don’t realize that their medical devices are defective until it is too late. Sometimes, manufacturers and healthcare providers aren’t aware that defects exist. Other times, however, manufacturers ignore known risks, and healthcare providers recommend medical devices […]
Category: Defective Medical Devices
Numerous medical devices sold in the United States are subject to active recalls. If you have a medical device that is subject to an active recall, it will be important to make sure you know what this means for your health and your legal rights. The health consequences of medical […]
Exactech has recalled hundreds of thousands of its implantable medical devices. This includes ankle, hip, knee and shoulder implants that the company shipped to doctors’ offices and hospitals across the country. These recalls present substantial risks for patients, with complications necessitating revision surgery in many cases. Understanding the Patient Safety […]
Exactech is a medical device company that has faced numerous lawsuits in recent years. These lawsuits have focused on various issues with the company’s implantable medical devices, including issues that the company has acknowledged in recalls filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Among the products Exactech has […]
Exactech is a medical device company that manufactures implantable joint replacements. It is also a company that has faced numerous lawsuits related to its products in recent years. In many cases, Exactech has acknowledged the safety issues with its own medical devices—issuing recalls affecting hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide […]
Getting a shoulder replacement is supposed to improve your quality of life. It is supposed to eliminate your pain, restore your mobility and allow you to do most of the things you were able to do before you started to have shoulder problems. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. Problems with […]
The next hearing session of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) is scheduled for September 29, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. Five matters are set for oral argument to consider motions to transfer each to one centralized district for coordinated pretrial proceedings, covering a variety of hot […]
Exactech, Inc., a medical device manufacturer headquartered in Gainesville, has recalled nearly 90,000 hip implant devices due to concerns of premature deterioration. The recall—which applies to the company’s MCS, Novation and Acumatch hip implant devices containing the company’s Connexion GXL liner—comes after two independent studies concluded that the synthetic […]
Nearly six months after Philips recalled millions of its CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator machines, some patients have hope that they will receive a replacement machine. In one Massachusetts town, some sleep apnea patients who are in the higher risk category may have the option of receiving new CPAP machines free […]
For more than two years, 3M has been the subject of over two hundred thousand lawsuits and multiple trials concerning its Combat Arms Version 2 earplugs, which are linked to tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing loss. Although any person injured by 3M’s earplugs can file suit, most pending […]
