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Sort by relevance 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- CDC Warns of Infection Risk from Heater Cooler Devices Used in Heart Surgery
Santa Clara, CA; A warning has been issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for healthcare providers and patients about the potential risk of infection from certain LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stöckert 3T heater-cooler devices used during open heart (open-chest) surgery. Patients who have had... - Bair Hugger Lawsuits Continue to Climb
Nov-14-16 St. Paul, MN: In a little over a month the number of Bair Hugger warming blanket lawsuits have increased by over 100. According to court filings, there were 693 federal cases housed in multidistrict litigation on September 15 of this year. That number had increased to 809 cases by October 17, the most recent information available. With three days to go... - Patient With IVC Filter Gets Good News
Nov-7-16 Ottawa, ON: A Canadian patient who had an IVC filter implanted and was told it could not be removed has reportedly had surgery to have the device taken out. The patient received the inferior vena cava filter to prevent a blood clot from making its way to his heart or lungs, but was told by doctors the device had migrated, making it too risky to move. A... - Health Canada Recalls Certain Stryker Hip Lots
Nov-1-16 Ottawa, ON: Health Canada has stepped ahead of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in announcing a recall of certain lots of components associated with the Stryker Accolade hip replacement devices. Specifically, the agency recalled units of the LFIT Anatomic COCR V40TM and COCR LFIT femoral heads, manufactured before 2011. The recall was ann... - Prescription Testosterone Products Get New FDA Health Warnings
Oct-26-16 Santa Clara, CA: All prescription testosterone products will now carry class-wide labeling changes introduced by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to warn of the health risks associated with testosterone abuse and dependence. The revised safety information is taken from published literature and case reports regarding the abuse and depende... - Stryker Accolade Hip Replacement Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Attorneys are investigating possible Stryker Accolade lawsuits , alleging patients were harmed by defective hip implants. Although Stryker Accolade has reportedly been linked to an increased risk of metallosis, some studies also suggest the Stryker Accolade is linked to a risk of spontaneous dissociation, in which the femoral head comes loose from the st... - Canadian Study: Surgical Warming Blankets and Link to Infection
Oct-21-16 Kingston, ON: It’s been a little over a year since a landmark study in Canada revealed the striking number of door openings and closings that occur in an operating theatre during surgery. This potential for entry, migration and movement of pathogens and various bacteria may be exacerbated by the common practice of using warming blankets fed with warm... - Attorney: Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head "Prone to Catastrophic Dislocation"
Oct-13-16 Dallas, TX: Lawsuits have been filed against the maker of the Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head, alleging patients were harmed by use of the hip implant component. Issues associated with the Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head reportedly result in failure of the device, requiring patients to undergo revision surgery to fix the problem. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder... - Thoratec Heartmate II Lawsuit News and Legal Information
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about potential adverse events linked to the Thoratec HeartMate II) and other left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs). Specifically, the FDA is concerned about Thoratec HeartMate II adverse events including bleeding complications and an increased risk of blood clots inside the Thoratec p... - Health Canada Issues IVC Filter Warnings
Aug-13-16 Ottawa, Canada : Health Canada has issued its own safety warning concerning inferior vena cava filters , following in the footsteps of the US Food and Drug Administration. The Canadian agency issued its warning on July 25, 2016, and noted there were serious complications associated with the IVC filters. As with the United States, IVC lawsuits have been f... - Bank Faces $10 Million Fine Linked to Overdraft Fees
Aug-11-16 Boston, MA: Santander Bank reportedly faces $10 million in fines after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found the company misled customers about its overdraft protection program . Banks and credit unions have faced increasing scrutiny in recent years over excessive overdraft fees and other unethical practices, and consumers have fought back, in... - Proposed Government Bill Aims to Increase Reporting of Defective Medical Devices
Aug-9-16 Washington, DC: It was two years ago, in 2014 that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its safety alert with regard to power morcellators, the medical devices once employed quite frequently for Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for women. In the face of reports linking use of the device with cancer, the FDA took as its official position, discou... - Risperdal Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Risperda l (generic name Risperidone) is an atypical antipsychotic that works by changing the activity of certain natural substances in the brain. Developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Risperdal was approved by the FDA in 1993 for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Risperdal Lawsuits have shown a link between... - Risperdal FAQ
What are common Risperdal side effects? Side effects include nausea, dizziness, anxiety, low blood pressure, insomnia, muscle pain and stiffness, sedation, weight gain, tremors, sexual dysfunction, male breast growth, and sometimes lactation in both males and females. Who is prescribed Risperdal? Risperdal (generic version: risperidone)... - Health Canada Updates Invokana Warning Ahead of the FDA
Aug-1-16 Ottawa, ON: While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came out with a health and safety warning about invokana side effects pertaining to kidney injury, the Canadian equivalent to the FDA appears to have headed off the FDA at the pass by jumping the gun by a month and posting its own safety warning about Invokana and other drugs in the SGLT2 clas... - FDA Strengthens Invokana Warnings
Jul-7-16 Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strengthened its warnings about Invokana , following reports about the increased risk of acute kidney injury linked to the diabetes medication. In addition to Invokana, the warnings for Farxiga were also strengthened. Invokana lawsuits have been filed against Janssen Pharmaceuticals (maker of... - Airbag Injuries Read Like a Bad Horror Movie
Jun-23-16 Richmond, TX: The airbag injuries associated with allegedly defective Takata airbags have been horrific and read like a script from a horror movie: a woman, at first glance, appearing to have been shot in the neck before police determined shrapnel from an exploding airbag had sliced into her neck… Another woman - who testified before a congre... - Brink’s Unpaid Wages: The Downside to Being “On” at All Times
Jun-10-16 Olympia, WA: It was about 18 months ago that Brink’s Incorporated (Brink’s), the renowned armored car company, was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging non-payment of overtime wages, together with a failure to provide the legally required uninterrupted meal period as guaranteed by California law. The Armored Car Drivers Unpaid Ov... - Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pump: “MaxiRisk”
Jun-9-16 Washington, DC: While most Americans with type 1 or type 2 diabetes can control their condition with medication, those with more serious and debilitating forms of diabetes require constant monitoring, together with regular infusions of insulin to not only keep their blood glucose at appropriate levels, but to also keep them alive. Such functions, in recent... - The Curious FDA Reversal over Allegedly Flawed Endoscope Washers
Jun-5-16 Washington, DC: The curious about-face by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its position on an allegedly flawed endoscope cleaning machine has roots in a back-and-forth relationship between the federal regulator and Custom Ultrasonics Inc. (Custom) dating back to 1991. The history between the two parties, together with recent links to hospital...