The judge presiding over a collection of more than 30 lawsuits against power morcellator manufacturer Ethicon has triaged the discovery process to give priority to plaintiffs in dire health. Judge James P. O’Hara agreed to most of the terms of a jointly proposed order presented by the parties. The products... Read more »

A condition known as pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, can cause significant pain and discomfort for women, causing many to seek medical intervention and treatment. In general, POP is caused by weakened pelvic floor muscles, which in turn causes surrounding organs to essentially “fall” into the vaginal canal. For women experiencing... Read more »

C.R. Bard has come under fire after recently revealed information indicates the company knew its G2 series blood clot filters had serious flaws, but the manufacturer opted to remain mum on the issue. The G2 IVC filters were designed to replace Bard’s Recovery filter — a device that was linked to... Read more »

The wave of litigation concerning inferior vena cava filter devices shows no sign of slowing as claims continue to mount nationwide. Plaintiffs in increasing numbers are filing lawsuits in which it is alleged that the filters, designed to prevent the travel of dangerous blood clots within the body, are prone... Read more »

A congressman has called for the FDA to investigate several hospitals on grounds that they failed to report deaths believed to have been brought on by power morcellators. Mike Fitzpatrick, a Representative from Pennsylvania, has taken up the mission of constituents who were left widowed and now blame the device. The... Read more »

On December 21, a woman scored a major victory over Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary, when a jury found the manufacturer liable for gross negligence and reckless disregard for the safety of consumers for its Prolift vaginal mesh product. $12.5 million mesh verdict A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury awarded... Read more »

Robot-assisted surgery has grown increasingly popular. The da Vinci surgical platforms, designed and manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, have been added to surgical suites around the country. But with the increasing prevalence of robotic surgery comes a rise in litigation that alleges serious risks associated with this medical technique. Despite the... Read more »

A Louisiana couple has filed a lawsuit against Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc., claiming that the company’s morcellator products are defective. Audrey Radford had a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy with uterine morcellation on Dec. 15, 2014. Very shortly afterwards, she found out that she had uterine cancer. Prior to the procedure, there... Read more »

With a high rate of early failure and revision surgeries, now patients with Stryker Rejuvenate hip systems have another concern. A new study has found a high rate of complications after Stryker Rejuvenate revision surgery, indicating that simply replacing the device might not be an end to the patient’s difficulties.... Read more »

The latest studies to be published regarding power morcellation have found that fewer doctors are using the devices on patients. The research has also discovered that power morcellation can lower the survival rates among patients. Power morcellators are devices that surgeons often use during a hysterectomy or a myomectomy. A hysterectomy is... Read more »