In February the FDA officially announced a recall of the DePuy LPS (Limb Preservation System) Diaphyseal Sleeve knee implant. This product is used during the overall reconstructive knee surgery of the DePuy LPS knee system. The Diaphyseal Sleeve specifically is made by DePuy Orthopaedics which is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The system is...
The DePuy Pinnacle hip lawsuits involving metal-on-metal hip systems continue to mount in the federal multidistrict litigation currently underway in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. According to a Master Case List issued by the court on January 31, 2014, at least 5,590 DePuy Pinnacle lawsuits have been filed in the...
Legal Commentary From a civil standpoint, our firm has represented numerous individuals and families who have become victim to the dangerousness of the Mirena IUD. If you or a loved one have experienced complications because of this contraceptive device, we encourage you to consult with one of our IUD attorneys as soon as possible. A...
The inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a device used by many doctors when coagulation drugs are not an option. The IVC filter is a device placed in the veins to trap clots caused by pulmonary embolism (PE). These clots, if not treated, could potentially travel to the lung and can be deadly. However, although...
After the worldwide recall of the DePuy ASR hip from Johnson & Johnson, studies have shown that these metal-on-metal hips had been failing in approximately 12-13% of patients. However, as more information has come out, the true premature failure rate could surpass 40% of all DePuy recipients. In fact, at least 93,000 artificial hips...
The Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) increasingly gains popularity throughout the US each year. Currently, about 5-7% of women in the US choose the IUD as their choice of contraceptive. However, this number is low compared to the 40-50% use in other countries such as Mexico or China. Why is this? Some may wonder if women...
A study done by Richard H. White and colleagues compares how frequent certain California hospitals use the inferior vena cava (IVC) filter from 2006-2010. This study observed results from 263 hospitals. From this sample there were over 130 thousand acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) hospitalizations, IVC filters were placed in 19, 537 of them—about 14.95%. A...
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