Atrium Medical, the manufacturer of C-Qur mesh, may have begun a what a court filing terms a “stealth” recall of certain kinds of the product due to allegations that products used in its manufacture increased the risk of hernia mesh complications. A stealth recall means that the company has simply... Read more »

Adding to the substantial controversy and litigation surrounding the Mirena IUD contraceptive device, an Arizona woman has filed suit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey alleging that the birth control product and the synthetic hormones it releases caused her to suffer a dangerous accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid and pressure... Read more »

Nearly 3.5 years after filing a lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical over injuries suffered during a hysterectomy allegedly caused by the company’s da Vinci Surgical System, plaintiff Michelle Zarick reached a settlement with the manufacturer on April 21. The settlement came on day three of jury deliberations, following a two-week trial... Read more »

When Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft was first approved by the FDA in 2002, the innovation was hailed as a major breakthrough that could stimulate the formation of new bone mass when used in spinal fusion procedures. Medtronic’s own website waxed poetic about the breakthrough, comparing it to The Anatomy Lecture... Read more »

According to a recent Zimmer hip lawsuit, the device’s faulty design left the plaintiff with ongoing pain and severe injuries. The plaintiff cites a history of premature failure associated with this device, which the company allegedly knew about even as they continued to market their product to the medical community and general... Read more »

Jacqueline Goyena of North Carolina is demanding that Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals be held liable for injuries that allegedly stemmed from her use of the defendant’s birth control device, Mirena. Specifically, she claims she was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IH), which is a serious... 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 »

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 »

As lawsuits relating to inferior vena cava (IVC) filters continue to mount, a Missouri woman has recently filed a complaint arguing that a portion of the Bard G2 filter implanted in her body fractured, causing a fragment to lodge in her back. As a result of this device failure, the... Read more »

For over a decade, the use of IVC filters to prevent deep vein thrombosis has been controversial. Now a new study backs up some of the critics, concluding that implanting an inferior vena cava filter does not improve a trauma patient’s chances of survival and may actually contribute to additional... Read more »