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Bjork Shiley BSCC Heart Valve Lawsuit

If you or a family member have a Bjork Shiley Heart Valve (BSCC) that has been replaced because of a strut fracture or for safety concerns, you should contact a lawyer to protect your rights and to claim compensation.

The Bjork Shiley Convexo-Concave (BSCC) heart valve was removed from the market as a result of safety concerns. The main concern was the risk of the outlet strut fracturing on the BSCC heart valve. The FDA created an expert panel to make recommendations by which patients should be recommended for prophylactic valve replacement.

More than 40,000 Americans had the Bjork Shiley Heart Valves implanted. After the recall, not all Bjork-Shiley valves were removed from patients. Depending on the patient's risks during the surgical removal process, approximately 86,000 defective valves were left in patients with weak or defective heart valves. These patients must take anticoagulation medicine, like Warfarin (coumadin) to prevent deadly blood clots.

Many patients are filing Bjork Shiley Heart Valve lawsuits in order to claim compensation for expenses, pain and suffering.

Shiley manufactured and sold the BSCC heart valve between 1979 and 1986 until it was removed from the market. Defects of the Bjork-Shiley convexo-concave heart valve have lead to sudden cardiac arrest and death. Worldwide, at least 619 valve fractures have been reported to Shiley and in approximately two-thirds of the cases, it is reported the patient died following the valve fracture.

The model most likely to fail is the 70o Convexoconcave Valve.

Bjork Shiley Heart Valves in the News

Apr-20-06: Defective heart valves, pacemakers and defibrillators pose new risks to weak heart patients. [PR WEB]

2003 amended guidelines to assess patients with Bjork Shiley Convexo Concave Heart Valves. (2003) [BOWLING-PFIZER]

Letter to doctors from the Trustees for the Bowling-Pfizer Heart Valve Settlement Funds with recommendation regarding replacement of 60 degree Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave (BSCC) heart valves. (Jan-98) [FDA]

Bjork Shiley Heart Valve failure Lawsuits

If you or a loved one have a Bjork Shiley BSCC Heart Valve that has been replaced because of a strut fracture or for safety concerns, you may qualify for damages or other remedies in a Bjork Shiley Heart Valve lawsuit or class action. Please click the link below to submit your complaint to a Bjork Shiley Heart Valve lawyer for a free evaluation.