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Exactech Hip, Knee and Ankle Implant Lawsuits

Exactech has recalled more than 148,000 Knee and Ankle Implants since February of 2022. It was reported that the polyethylene insert components and the potential for accelerated wear may crack causing the need for corrective revision or ankle surgery. In addition to the recalled knee…

By Mikala Harden

/ 12 May 2022

Exactech Hip, Knee and Ankle Implant Lawsuits

Covidien and Ethicon Surgical Staplers Litigation

Today’s surgeons rely more on surgical staplers as an alternative to stitches and sutures due to the increased speed and ease of use provided by the devices. Ethicon and Covidien Surgical Staplers can misfire during a surgery and cause serious injuries. Thousands of surgery patients…

By Mikala Harden

/ 2 Jun 2021

Covidien and Ethicon Surgical Staplers Litigation

Johnson & Johnson Will Pay Millions for Metal on Metal Hip Implants

Inserra Kelley Sewell has given its readership information in the past on the defective Pinnacle metal on metal replacement, with currently more than 9,000 cases filed against Johnson & Johnson and DePuy. A test case recently saw a jury award in Texas for six individual…

By Craig Kelley

/ 17 Nov 2017

Ethicon’s Physiomesh Withdrawal

In June of 2016 manufacturer, Ethicon, subsidiary of giant Johnson & Johnson, began to withdraw from the market the surgical mesh for hernias called Physiomesh. The product is a flexible composite mesh and it was found that revisions were needed in a large number of…

By Craig Kelley

/ 9 Dec 2016

Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson for Over One Billion on Hip Implants

Johnson & Johnson has lost a third case regarding its defective, dangerous hip implants and have been ordered to pay out over one billion dollars! This is a victory for the consumer patient against a giant manufacturing metal on metal hip implants that have been…

By Craig Kelley

/ 4 Dec 2016

Pending Stryker Hip Replacement Product Recall

Stryker hip replacement products have been the subject of lawsuits in the past and it seems there is the likelihood that Stryker is putting out yet another defective hip product in its Stryker LFIT Anatomic CoCr V40 femoral heads. These products are modular components used…

By Craig Kelley

/ 13 Oct 2016

Questions About Links from Fetal Ultrasounds to Autism

Most expectant parents are very excited to see ultrasound images of their baby in the womb throughout pregnancy and often want to see the sex of the baby using this technology as well. However, with the boon of great technology sometimes comes possible concerns or…

By Craig Kelley

/ 22 Sep 2016

FDA Revises Requirements for Transvaginal Devices

Have you had the condition of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repaired via a surgical mesh product? If the answer is yes, you should be aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made revisions to the data requirements regarding these devices after receiving…

By Craig Kelley

/ 18 Jan 2016

Still No Evidence Those Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe

Perhaps many of you are out there thinking that the days of danger with silicone breast implants are long gone and over with? Unfortunately, there has been recent notice given to the fact that there still has not been any reliable, hard evidence given to…

By Craig Kelley

/ 16 Nov 2015

Zimmer Knee Recall

Zimmer, Inc. is a company that manufactures the Zimmer Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Knee Implant for use in knee replacements. The company has a negative history, first having done a voluntary recall of these knee replacement parts, as well as a metal-on-metal hip device…

By Craig Kelley

/ 29 Sep 2015

Johnson & Johnson Morcellator Device Spreads Cancer

Once again Johnson & Johnson shows its true colors in allowing a defective, dangerous product to be used in real live patients. Johnson & Johnson recalled and withdrew from the market a power morcellator used in laparoscopic hysterectomy surgeries. These surgeries were of the minimally…

By Craig Kelley

/ 4 Jun 2015

Some Popular Medical Devices Escape FDA Scrutiny

Countless patients around the world depend on advanced medical devices to improve their quality of life. As the $110 billion medical device industry cranks out thousands of products every year, eye-opening reports continue to surface detailing faulty devices, repeat surgeries and massive recalls. Th

By Craig Kelley

/ 28 Apr 2015

Medical Devices & Implants