Many patients must undergo hernia mesh surgeries to repair hernias, however there are potentially serious side effects associated with hernia mesh. Hernia mesh products were developed as far back as the 1940s, but didn’t come into popularity until the 1980s for help in the repair of hernias in hernia mesh surgeries. By the year 2000, […]
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A total of 3,769 blood clot filter lawsuits have been filed against Cook Medical, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc. alleging that the retrievable IVC filters manufactured by the companies have caused plaintiffs to suffer from severe complications. Two IVC filters are named in the Cook Medical litigation: the Gunther Tulip and Cook Celect IVC blood
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A South Florida woman who claims she suffered severe complications caused by a hernia mesh is suing the manufacturer, accusing the company of a host of charges including liability, breach of warranty, negligence, and fraud. Deborah T. filed her hernia mesh lawsuit against Atrium Medical Corporation on July 21, 2017, in New Hampshire federal court.
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Many patients who are not candidates for blood thinning medications opt to have a temporary inferior vena cava (IVC) filter implanted to aid with blood clots. IVC filters are meant to be removed when the risk for blood clots is over, but some embedded IVC filters are almost impossible to remove. This can be very
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A Texas woman who allegedly suffered a hernia mesh infection has filed a lawsuit against Ethicon Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, claiming the medical device was defective. Plaintiff Lydia E. alleges she was implanted with two Physiomesh hernia mesh devices on Jan. 7, 2013 to repair a hernia. On Feb. 10, 2014, she underwent surgery
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A new study finds that IVC filters may pose increased health risks the longer the devices remain in the body. According to a study by the American Heart Association, a period of seven months or more is the threshold for a greater risk of failure during a retrieval procedure. The IVC filter study was published
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A Florida couple has filed a Physiomesh lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon claiming that the hernia mesh used in the wife’s surgery was defective and unsafe. Plaintiffs Sheri J. and Alfred J. claim in this Physiomesh lawsuit that Sheri suffered multiple complications after her hernia surgery using Ethicon’s Physiomesh hernia mesh device. In
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Recent findings suggest that IVC filter procedures may be unnecessary in managed care situations and that doctors may be neglecting to remove them when needed. Humana Inc. announced that a study published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis looked at different health conditions of those patients who received an IVC filter and those who
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A product liability lawsuit has been filed against Ethicon and parent company Johnson & Johnson alleging that a man’s hernia repair using Ethicon Physiomesh led him to develop complications ultimately requiring hernia mesh revision surgery. Plaintiff Larry S. filed his lawsuit in South Carolina federal court after his surgical mesh became infected. In his initial
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On August 11, 2017, U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell will be hearing oral arguments in Arizona federal court to decide if class certification will be established for IVC filter plaintiffs. The proposed class action lawsuit seeks medical monitoring services for plaintiffs who were implanted with an IVC filter and who are seeking to avoid
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A New Hampshire couple is suing the manufacturer of the C-Qur Mesh for severe complications they say were caused by the device after the husband had it surgically implanted as a treatment for an umbilical hernia. Among the charges levied by James and Kimberly B. of Nashua, New Hampshire against Atrium Medical Corporation are negligent
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