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 implants […]
Category: Defective Medical Devices
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 […]
Exactech, Inc. is the manufacturer of acetabular polyethylene hip liner components that are used in certain hip implant systems. On June 28, 2021, Exactech, Inc. issued “Urgent Medical Device Correction” letters to agents, representatives, and distributors in possession of Exactech Connexion GXL polyethylene liners According to the United States Food […]
Nearly 25 million adults in the United States have sleep apnea, a condition that disrupts a person’s breathing while asleep. Many patients stop and start breathing repeatedly while sleeping, which can be dangerous and potentially fatal, but generally, sleep apnea sufferers cannot get a good night’s sleep from constantly waking […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning patients and healthcare providers of a “higher than expected risk” of failure in Stryker Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) devices.
In April of 2017, multi-district litigation (known as “MDL 2775”) was established in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland before United States District Court Judge Catherine C. Blake against Smith & Nephew, which is based in England and sells its products, which are not limited to hip implants, in 90 countries […]
The JPML consolidated 3M Combat Arms Earplugs Lawsuits on April 3, 2019. The 3M Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs may have cause hearing loss in military service members who used them.
On March 28, 2019, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear arguments from attorneys representing individual service members across the country and attorneys from 3M Company regarding whether claims against 3M for hearing loss injuries stemming from use of the earplugs during active duty should be consolidated […]
Almost half a million pacemakers implanted in patients with heart disease have been recalled because of a scary and shocking scenario: The life-saving devices could be tampered with remotely by computer hackers – pacemaker hacking is becoming a possibility. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a safety alert in […]
