Medical Device Injury

A spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating types of medical conditions that someone can develop after an accident and now research is questioning whether or not IVC filters are truly beneficial in traumatic spinal cord injuries. The use of blood clot filters after spinal cord injury has increased in recent years but […]

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An Alabama man is suing Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. over a type of hernia mesh called Physiomesh that he alleges is defective. Plaintiff Bill T. says he suffered severe and permanent physical injuries after Physiomesh was implanted into his body. He alleges that the maker of Physiomesh, Ethicon, and its parent company, Johnson

Lawsuits over IVC filters that have caused life-threatening injuries have numbered more than 1,500; Cordis IVC filters have been the target of one-in-ten of these lawsuits. Cordis Corporation manufactures OptEase and TrapEase IVC filters. Plaintiffs allege that these Cordis IVC filters have fractured, migrated, and/or tilted while implanted, causing life-threatening injuries and usually requiring emergency

A woman who underwent surgery to repair a ventral hernia — bulging tissue through the abdominal wall muscles — is suing Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon for injuries she blames on the companies’ Proceed hernia mesh. Ruby C. says she suffered bowel perforation, adhesion injuries and had to have additional surgery because of the

Many patients who have suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury may obtain an inferior vena cava prophylactic filter. However, new research shows that these patients may face larger risks for venous thromboembolism when compared with those patients who undergo a different type of procedure. The IVC filter study has caused scientific and medical researchers to

A lawsuit filed in New Hampshire against the maker of C-QUR hernia mesh argues that the manufacturer is responsible for the resulting hernia mesh infection that compromised the patient’s overall health and well-being. Plaintiff Michael S. of Indiana filed the hernia mesh lawsuit against the Atrium Medical Corporation, which maintains support and manufacturing facilities in

A lawsuit filed in August 2017 alleges that a patient died as a result of complications from the Option ELITE Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter made by Rex Medical LP and Argon Medical Devices. The surgical implantation of the IVC filter occurred in August 2015 in Georgia and the primary purpose of this device, as with many

Another plaintiff has joined a hernia mesh multidistrict litigation after suffering injuries from hernia mesh removal surgery. Plaintiff Letha Dillard has joined the MDL alleging defendants Atrium, Maquet Cardiovascular and Getinge Ab are responsible for pain and injuries she suffered after her hernia mesh was removed by surgery. The plaintiff alleges that hernia mesh was implanted surgically on

Despite complications linked to inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, the IVC filter market appears to be expanding. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery — Venous and Lymphatic Disorders found that the number of IVC filters placed in patients in the U.S. increased by 234 percent between 2000 and 2009. Designed to

A California man has filed a hernia mesh repair surgery lawsuit in New Hampshire federal court, home of Atrium Medical Corp., which is the subject of a multidistrict products liability litigation. Robert Olmstead had a C-Qur Mesh V-patch implanted in July 24, 2012 and removed Aug. 28, 2015, at the Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center

Hundreds of patients have filed product liability lawsuits against the manufacturers of their hernia mesh devices used in hernia mesh surgeries. These plaintiffs claim that the use of hernia mesh has resulted in severe complications. However, despite these complications the hernia mesh market continues to grow. One news source has reported a growth in the

It has been reported that C.R. Bard continued to sell IVC filters even after blood clot filter problems resulted in at least 27 deaths and a host of other complications. What is a Blood Clot Filter? Many times, when patients are at a high risk for blood clots, they are not good candidates for blood

U.S. doctors have decreased their use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters since a 2010 safety communication from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but the devices — an alternative for blood-thinners to prevent a pulmonary embolism — continue to be implanted at “unacceptably high rates,” according to an article published on TCTMD.com, an interventional