Medical Devices & Implants

• Cancer and The DePuy ASR Hip Systems: Is There A Link And Should Patients Be Concerned?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 17, 2012 4:20 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The evidence against metal-on-metal hip implants continues to grow. Late last month, a joint report from the BBC and the British Medical Journal indicated that recipients of large...

• Should Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Be Completely Banned In United States

  M. Brandon Smith | March 16, 2012 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Ever since DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled nearly 93,000 of their ASR metal-on-metal hip implant devices in August of 2010 there has been a near constant...

• ASR Hip Implant Sold Over Seas Even After DePuy Recall In United States

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2012 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A detailed review of safety studies caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject Johnson & Johnson’s sale of an artificial hip in the U.S., but it didn’t stop the company from...

• Mesh Implant Update: FDA Requires More Studies and Information From Manufacturers

  M. Brandon Smith | February 12, 2012 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Following up on previous warnings about the safety of transvaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse, the FDA is now enlisting the research power of the manufacturers of these devices....

• Mesh Implants Placed in Higher Risk Category

  Darren Tobin | January 09, 2012 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The FDA is reclassifying the surgical mesh implant devices in a higher risk category in order to require manufacturers to conduct clinical trials on people before receiving approval of the...

• Reimbursing Your Insurance Company When You're The One Injured

  Darren Tobin | January 09, 2012 3:52 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  As the DePuy recalled hip replacement device lawsuits are entering into the money phase of the lawsuit cycle, insurance companies are beginning to make claims for the patients’ portion of...

• Metal on Metal Hip Implant Complaints Continue To Pour In

  Darren Tobin | September 09, 2011 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Hip implant complaints are surging as more information is revealed about the dangers of metal on metal hip joint devices. Recent studies show that the FDA received more than 5,000 reports since...

• Mesh Problems Leads to FDA Warning

  Darren Tobin | August 26, 2011 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Many women who have experienced complications following transvaginal mesh surgery have suffered as a result of a bad product being surgically placed inside of their bodies. There have been a...

• Transvaginal Mesh Implants Continue To Cause Problems and Complications

  M. Brandon Smith | July 31, 2011 11:54 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning regarding vaginal surgeries that use mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse. According to the warning, the procedures are no...

• Bard Avaulta Mesh Insert Leads to Serious Internal Complications

  Darren Tobin | July 22, 2011 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Each year, more than 200,000 women undergo surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Pelvic organ prolapse is a medical condition that occurs when the normal support of the vagina is lost,...