Medical Device Injury

An FDA warning that came out in the last decade, apparently had a significant impact on IVC filter use. A number of different patients came forward and filed adverse event reports with the FDA, in addition to reporting concerns to their physicians. IVC filter use became widespread when the product was initially introduced. However, claims of […]

A study recently published connected synthetic hernia mesh to a high failure rate for patients who had it implanted. In comparison to biological mesh, synthetic hernia mesh may lead to more complications for those patients who get it, a fact which allegedly has not been told to doctors or patients beforehand. The research study may

A South Carolina man who suffered complications following the implantation of a hernia mesh has joined the growing number of plaintiffs filing hernia mesh infection lawsuits against medical device manufacturers whose products contain polypropylene, a plastic polymer used mostly in molding parts, electrical insulation, packaging, and clothing fibers. In 2014, Columbia, S.C. doctors implanted Ethicon’s physiomesh

A Florida woman is suing the makers of the Ventralex hernia mesh device, alleging that a manufacturing defect caused her to suffer serious and severe post-surgical complications. Latoya D. filed the product liability lawsuit on Oct. 13 in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. She accuses New Jersey-based medical device maker C.R. Bard

CR Bard has been accused of developing and marketing a defective vena cava filter that injured an Oklahoma woman. The vena cava filter lawsuit claims plaintiff Jeannette R. was implanted with the Pelvicol Acellular Collagen Matrix in 2012 at a Oklahoma hospital. According to the complaint, both the patient and her doctors were unaware of the risks

A man from Michigan says that Atrium Medical Corp., Maquet Cardiovascular US Sales, and Getinge AB are responsible for manufacturing defective hernia mesh. The lead plaintiff says he suffered severe and permanent physical injuries after Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh was implanted into his body. This Atrium C-Qur lawsuit joins multidistrict litigation that hit various medical device

A Mississippi patient recently filed an Atrium hernia mesh lawsuit after allegedly suffering emotional distress, lost earning capacity, diminished quality of life, lost wages and severe pain. Plaintiff David W. filed the lawsuit against hernia mesh manufacturer Atrium Medical Corporation as well as its related companies involved in the patenting, designing, packaging, manufacturing and selling

A new CR Bard IVC filter lawsuit has been filed by a patient who allegedly suffered injuries after having the filter implanted. The filter in question is part of Bard’s IVC retrievable filter product line that includes devices such as the G2, the G2X, the Recovery, the Denali, the G2 Express, the Eclipse and the

The son of an Oklahoma woman is suing Bard alleging that his mother died because of a defective IVC filter. The plaintiff says that his family member was implanted with a vena cava filter, also known as an IVC filter manufactured by Bard in August of 2015; however, shortly after it was implanted, the vena

In the United States, the number of patients negatively affected by hernia mesh products made by Ethicon Inc. and Atrium Medical Corp. has surged in recent years, prompting not just complaints, but hernia mesh lawsuits. As the lawsuits pick up steam in the U.S. legal system, claims of injuries are also increasing internationally. More patients

A new Cook IVC filter lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The legal complaint requests punitive damages as well as seeks to hold the manufacturers and associated subsidiaries responsible for injuries sustained after a patient received an Cook IVC filter. Unfortunately, this is not the first