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Company’s handling of DePuy hip implant recall a conflict of interest?
Posted: August 22, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics is taking a controversial approach to managing the recall of its ASR hip replacement system. DePuy is paying a third party to review patients’ medical records and determine whether injuries sustained are sufficient enough for

Man says he believes DePuy hip implant ‘poisoned’ him
Posted: August 19, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Tony Stauffer says his artificial hip “poisoned” him. He didn’t notice it at first. “Like all similar hip surgeries, it’s excruciatingly painful,” he told 10 News in San Diego. After a six-month recovery, Tony stared to feel like his old

Two new DePuy artificial hip implant lawsuits filed
Posted: July 11, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Two lawsuits have been filed against an othopaedic surgical sales company seeking as much as $20 million each in damages caused by defective artificial hip implants that the company received from its distributor, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. The lawsuits seek to

FDA warns against long-term use of IVC filters
Posted: August 12, 2010 Product Liability

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting emergency medicine and surgery professionals of serious adverse events that may result from the long-term use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. IVC filters are a type of catheter that is implanted

Man says faulty defibrillator felt like being kicked by horse
Posted: June 8, 2009 Pharmaceutical

“It felt like having a horse inside you trying to kick its way out of your chest,” says Bill Storms of Delaware, Ohio, describing what it felt like when the Medtronic cardiac defibrillator implanted in his chest began malfunctioning and

Medtronic informs doctors of faulty pacemakers; Letter to patients to follow
Posted: May 22, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Medical device maker Medtronic sent a letter to doctors worldwide earlier this month warning that nearly 37,000 of its Sigma and Kappa pacemakers, most manufactured between November 2000 and November 2002, could have faulty wiring that can cause the pacemakers

Hamburg hopes to create a culture in FDA where concerns are heard
Posted: May 8, 2009 Pharmaceutical

President Barack Obama’s top pick for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Bioterrorsim expert and former New York City health commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg, says if confirmed she would “create a culture (at the agency) that would enable all voices

Alabama man injured by cardiac defibrillator sues manufacturer
Posted: May 5, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys P. Leigh O’Dell and Ted G. Meadows filed a lawsuit on April 29, 2009, on behalf of Patrick M. Lancaster of Alabama, alleging that the plaintiff suffered injuries as a result of having been implanted

FDA meeting could compromise Medical Device Safety Act
Posted: April 29, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has planned an internal meeting today to discuss the strategic direction of the agency’s medical device center, adding fuel to concerns that the government agency carelessly approved medical devices and as a result put

FDA to crack down on medical device manufacturers
Posted: April 9, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on makers of medical devices that fall in the most risky category of products approved by the FDA, ordering the companies to provide tougher evidence of their products’ safety and effectiveness