Real-World Wrangling Surrounding St. Jude Heart Valve
Minneapolis, MN: It has been the basis for many a night terror and many a movie plot: the ticking time bomb that is either in the throes of being diffused or the attempt to escape from one. The slow motion run as the potential victim tries to distance himself from the pending explosion the audience knows is about to happen, but when? In fact, the foregoing is a metaphor summarizing the lives of individuals implanted with the
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Medtronic Lawsuit Settled for $85 Million
New York, NY: A
Medtronic lawsuit brought by disgruntled shareholders has been settled with the decision by the defendant to pay $85 million. The
Associated Press reports the manufacturer of medical devices agreed to the settlement in an effort to put behind them allegations surrounding the Medtronic infuse bone graft and Infuse bone repair protein
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Shoulder Pain Pump Plaintiffs Settle with Stryker
Salt Lake City, UT: The
shoulder pain pump continues to be a scourge for many plaintiffs who willingly accepted a doctor's recommendation to feed pain medication directly to the shoulder joint without understanding the potential for serious ramifications. Shoulder pain pump manufacturers were never granted FDA approval to use the device directly to the shoulder joint (just the surrounding soft tissue), and doctors claim pain pump manufacturer representatives failed to apprise them of the risk
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