Category: Medical Devices
Phasix Class Action Lawsuit
Phasix class action lawsuits are gaining traction as women suffering from chronic pain, infections, and revision surgeries after breast procedures with Phasix mesh seek justice against BD (Becton Dickinson) for defective design and inadequate warnings about the risks of this...
GalaFLEX Class Action Lawsuit
The GalaFLEX class action lawsuit is gaining steam as women who received the Galaflex Scaffold implant during breast surgery report debilitating complications like chronic pain, infections, and the need for costly revisions, holding Galatea Surgical accountable for a device that...
Internal Bra Class Action Lawsuit
The Internal Bra class action lawsuit is gaining momentum as women who underwent breast lift or augmentation surgery with the "internal bra" technique seek compensation for complications from the Galaflex Scaffold, an absorbable mesh used to support breast tissue. Marketed...
Medical Convenience Kit Class Action Lawsuit
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Class I Recall for certain medical convenience kits which may be contaminated with a fungus that causes severe systemic infections, sepsis, illness, and death.
Medtronic Oxygenator Class Action Lawsuit
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Class I Recall for the Medtronic Affinity Pixie Oxygenator and Cardiotomy/Venous Reservoir (CVR) with Balance Biosurface due to potentially elevated levels of harmful bacteria that can cause fevers, infections, acute...
Kodama Catheter Class Action Lawsuit
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall for certain Kodama Intravascular Ultrasound Catheters which may shatter after being implanted, increasing the risk of adverse health complications including blood vessel blockage, heart attack, heart arrhythmia and stroke.
Hillrom Lift Class Action Lawsuit
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall for about 1,160 Liko Multirall 200 Overhead Lift devices after the company received at least 34 complaints of the strap lock failing to attach to the carriage hook, which...
Boston Scientific Electrode Class Action Lawsuit
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall for certain Boston Scientific EMBLEM S-ICD Subcutaneous Electrodes due to an increased risk of fracture after implantation, which could result in serious adverse events including injury or death.
Penumbra Catheter Class Action Lawsuit
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall for certain Penumbra Catheters "... based on the risk of unexpected death or serious injury while used for removing clots in stroke patients."
Aesculap Knee Replacement Class Action Lawsuit
A recent class action lawsuit has been filed against B. Braun and its Aesculap subsidiary over the alleged failure of its Advanced Surface knee replacement devices.