Medical Devices & Implants

• Medical Devices - Time For More Oversight, Not Less

  Nicole Greer | October 27, 2011 12:14 PM | 4 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Do you use a medical device? You probably do, even if you don’t know it. If you have been harmed by a medical device, you may have a legal claim. Do you wear contact lenses? CooperVision...

• CooperVision Contact Lens Recall Includes Sofmed Breathables, encore100, and Others

  Nicole Greer | November 30, 2011 3:49 PM | 1 CommentCleveland, OH

  You may have heard about the recent recall of Avaira Toric and and Avaira Sphere contact lenses which are manufactured by CooperVision, but you may not know that the contact lenses affected by...

• No increased cancer risk shown with metal-on-metal hip replacement

  Amber Scott | April 06, 2012 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Patients implanted with metal-on-metal hip replacements potentially have one less thing to worry about. Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics recalled nearly 100,000 chromium...

• FDA panel to review hip replacement safety

  Amber Scott | March 30, 2012 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The FDA will meet June 27-28, 2012, to investigate the safety of metal-on-metal hip replacement devices. Johnson and Johnson was forced to recall 93,000 implants in 2010 when it learned that...

• FDA approves new device: LINX Reflux Management System

  Amber Scott | March 29, 2012 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new medical device geared toward chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) sufferers. GERD causes heartburn, regurgitation, sore...

• Watchdog group condemns FDA for failure to recall stroke-causing stent

  Amber Scott | March 23, 2012 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to remove Stryker’s Wingspan Stent System from the market is a reckless disregard for consumer safety, says consumer advocate Public...

• Avaira Contact Lens Adverse Event Reports Increase

  Nicole Greer | November 29, 2011 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As the recall of Avaira contact lenses has been expanded, reports of adverse symptoms have also increased. Individuals who used Avaira Toric or Avaira Sphere contact lenses continue to report...

• Joint Replacement -- Shared Information Is Key to Preventing Future Mistakes

  Spangenberg Shibley & Liber | July 07, 2010 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A recent New York Times article outlines not only the growing popularity of total joint replacements -- no wonder given America's aging yet active population -- but also the risk involved in...

• Mentor Ob Tape Vaginal Sling Removed From Market

  Nick DiCello | January 15, 2009 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Vaginal Slings Vaginal Sling: A hammock-like implant device that was supposed to relieve women from embarrassing urine leaks has instead caused serious medical problems - some painful and...

• Cleveland Law Firm Says Zimmer Durom® Cup Hip Replacement Component Lawsuits Continue

  Nick DiCello | January 14, 2009 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  After discovering an unexpected number of hip implant failures, Zimmer Inc. voluntarily recalled one of its artificial hip implants, the Zimmer Durom Cup. Some of the patients who must now...