Patients with all-metal hip implants should be monitored yearly
Posted: March 1, 2012
Pharmaceutical
The United Kingdom’s health regulator is recommending that patients who have received hip replacement systems made from all-metal parts be monitored once a year for as long as they have the implant. The news comes just after the British Medical
Most all-metal hip recipients need yearly testing, British regulators warn
Posted: March 1, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Great Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on Tuesday advised recipients of certain high-risk all-metal hip implants, such as DePuy’s Pinnacle cup system, to be tested annually for the rest of their lives out of concern for illnesses
BBC investigation exposes dire threat posed by all-metal hip implants
Posted: February 29, 2012
Pharmaceutical
A joint investigation led by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that DePuy Orthopaedics and other manufacturers of all-metal hip implants may have known about the serious risks these devices have posed for
FDA warns surgeons about malfunctioning brain mapping device
Posted: February 29, 2012
Product Liability
A machine used by physicians to conduct brain mapping procedures for patients with brain tumors and seizure disorders – including those caused by Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) – is being recalled because of a malfunction and short circuiting issue that
Hundreds of thousands may be at risk from faulty all-metal hip implants
Posted: February 28, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide with all-metal artificial hips may be at risk for toxic ions seeping into their bloodstream and putting them at risk for serious health concerns, according to an investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Lawsuits mount against Actos diabetes drug maker
Posted: February 25, 2012
Pharmaceutical
If you have taken the type 2 diabetes drug Actos and were diagnosed with bladder cancer, you may have a case against the manufacturer. More and more lawsuits are being filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals by people who claim the company
Memo reveals DePuy knew its hip implants were defective but continued to sell them
Posted: February 23, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Top executives for Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics had evidence that one of the company’s all-metal artificial hip devices was failing prematurely in patients a year before the device was recalled, but withheld this information and continued to market
Painful DePuy Pinacle hip failure prompts U.K. woman to speak out
Posted: February 22, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Margaret Davie was like thousands of other patients who received an all-metal hip joint. She expected a quick recovery and a better overall quality of life when surgeons replaced her natural hip with a DePuy Corail Pinnacle hip joint nearly
British study links metal hips with elevated cancer risks
Posted: February 17, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Preliminary results of a British study that monitored the health of patients who were implanted with all-metal hips suggest the devices may be exposing patients to increased cancer risks and genetic damage.
Congress weighs value of expedited approval process for medical devices
Posted: February 16, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Medical device manufacturers are hoping lawmakers sympathize with them and their efforts to put much-needed medical devices on the market sooner for patients in need, rather than with consumer groups who say the approval process for moderate-risk medical devices is flawed
