Medical Scopes Still Causing Superbug Infections And Deaths

During an endoscopy, medical scopes are inserted into a patient's body. Whenever a foreign instrument is placed inside the body, additional risks are introduced. Here,...

FDA Orders Manufacturers to Stop Selling Transvaginal Mesh

April 16, 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a press release that indicated it had officially and directly ordered all known...

Hernia Mesh Symptoms

There are numerous health complications associated with defective hernia mesh implants that people should watch out for as some of these cause extreme pain and...

Coloplast Transvaginal Meshes in Spotlight at FDA Panel

A woman's pelvic health is very important, but many injuries can easily pop up over time. In this day and age, women have many possible...

The Essure litigation continues

The lawyers at KBA are helping the lawsuits against Bayer in the Essure litigation, which is an important lawsuit because of the serious injuries many...

Emerging Technology Series: The FDA Guidance for 3D Printed Medical Devices

As part of our focus on emerging technology series, we have covered drones a couple times and we have discussed 3D printing. This technology raises...

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Update

We have been following the BRH MDL for some time now. As a reminder, the BHR MDL refers to the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing multidistrict litigation...

Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation – the Thermigen, Inc. FDA Letter

In our continuing coverage of the laser vaginal rejuvenation issues highlighted by FDA in July, we have analyzed letters FDA sent to various companies. In...

MDL Petition Filed to Consolidate Zimmer M/L Taper with Kinective Technology Hip Cases

Plaintiffs’ lawyers filed to form an MDL for the Zimmer M/L Taper with Kinectiv Technology and VerSys Femoral Head hip devices. The U.S. Judicial Panel...

Stryker Adds 8 More Units to It’s LFIT V40 Femoral Head Recall

The Stryker Corporation, a medical device company, has added more units to its LFIT V40 Femoral Head Recall. They released a safety alert on May...

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