Medical Device Injury

A Georgia man has joined the litigation alleging C.R. Bard manufactured defective IVC filters that caused injuries. According to the Bard IVC filter lawsuit, the plaintiff was implanted with the Denali Vena Cava Filter in 2015. According to the complaint, the patient and doctors were unaware of the risks presented by Bard’s vena cava filter […]

Manufacturers C.R. Bard and Davol Inc. face a new Perfix hernia mesh injury lawsuit filed by a patient who claims the mesh is toxic. The plaintiff in the Perfix hernia mesh injury lawsuit says he had hernia repair surgery with the implantation back in November 2015. However, the lawsuit alleges that because of the mesh’s

A new IVC filter lawsuit argues that using these medical devices puts patients at risk for severe injuries. Cordis is one of three biggest manufacturers of IVC filters currently facing litigation from injured patients who argue they were never told about the serious side effects. IVC filter lawsuits maintain that patients and medical professionals were

A Mississippi man hit medical device maker C.R. Bard with a lawsuit alleging Ventralex hernia mesh is incompatible with human tissue. The plaintiff, Patrick D., alleges that the incompatible hernia mesh caused him severe personal injuries, medical complications, and damages after it was implanted in March 2014. Further, says the plaintiff, he had to undergo

In addition to the host of other problems presented by IVC filters, a study found that failed retrieval of the device is more likely to happen the longer the placement. According to the study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, the longer an IVC filter is in a patient, the harder it is to retrieve the

A new hernia mesh injury lawsuit filed by a Maine woman alleges painful side effects due to the medical device including infection, mesh bunching, and adhesions. Atrium Medical Corporation is named in this lawsuit as responsible for making a defective product that injured patients as well as the spouses of those patients. The hernia mesh injury lawsuit

IVC filter lawsuits have been on the rise lately, allegedly due to very high failure rates about which patients were never warned. Medical device manufacturers, Cook Medical and C.R. Bard, are on the defensive end as they handle numerous IVC filter lawsuits. These medical devices have been associated with dozens of injuries and even some deaths.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, hernia mesh labels need to better describe the risks associated. “While standardized terminology has been proposed in literature, property knowledge has not adequately permeated surgery, industry, or regulatory guidelines,” stated the study. “There is an extreme underreporting and lack of consistency

A surgical retrieval that failed prompted an Option Elite IVC filter lawsuit. The medical device that was intended to capture blood clots for those patients who faced a high risk of pulmonary embolism allegedly shifted out of position and got embedded in an Ohio man’s vena cava. The IVC filter lawsuit was recently filed in

Another plaintiff has come forward to file a Physiomesh lawsuit after his implant allegedly caused him to suffer devastating pain and multiple drainage procedures. The lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc., the makers of the Physiomesh product. The Physiomesh lawsuit alleges that the defendants improperly manufactured, labeled, marketed and designed the hernia mesh

According to a recent study in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, use of IVC filters is declining after the FDA warned about risks associated with the devices. Physicians are becoming increasingly selective about when to use the filters due to IVC safety concerns, say researchers. The decreased use of the inferior vena cava filters

A hernia mesh revision lawsuit argues that severe infections and multiple revision surgeries negatively impacted a Louisiana man who received the C.R. Bard version of the mesh. The lawsuit says that plaintiff Randy R. has gone through hernia mesh repair surgery with the C.R. Bard product while having to cope with significant and painful side effects that

A Kentucky woman alleges that she was implanted with defective hernia mesh manufactured by Atrium Medical Corp. Plaintiff Charlotte N. says she suffered severe and permanent physical injuries after receiving C-Qur hernia mesh. Her husband is filing consortium claims for loss of companionship due to the plaintiff’s injuries and medical care. The plaintiff is joining

A new hernia patch infection lawsuit was filed against C.R. Bard after complications during a hernia repair left a Louisiana man severely injured. According to the hernia patch infection lawsuit, the surgical mesh that was used during the procedure is unreasonably defective and dangerous, leading to multiple follow-up procedures and infections that carry their own