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...

Plaintiffs injured by the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device survive preemption

The medical device company, Smith & Nephew, are the manufacturers of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device (“BHR”). The BHR is an artificial hip, that is...

Medical device preemption: How medical device companies keep injured patients from being able to bring medical device lawsuits

People can be seriously injured when medical devices fail. A lot of times, the device must be removed, which requires surgery. They consequently incur medical...

Medical Device Companies Can Prevent Injuries

Medical device companies have many tools available to prevent injuries and another one was introduced last month. At KBA Attorneys, we have been litigating medical...

More Patients Injured By The Zimmer M/L Taper With Kinectiv® Technology Hip Implant System Seek Damages

We recently wrote about medical device litigation involving some defective hip replacements; specifically, the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR) device. Another lawsuit...

Why do we sue medical device companies?

I served the medical device industry for many years before attending law school. Me and my family have benefited from medical devices, and as a...

FDA Recall of the HeartMate 3™

The FDA has posted another recall of a medical device. This particular recall is a Class I recall, the highest level recall there is. It...

FDA Approves New Labeling for Weight Loss Balloons

The FDA has approved new labeling for Orbera and ReShape intragastric balloon systems after possible deaths have been reported. These balloons are weight-loss systems used...

Cook Medical loses IVC filter case in Houston, Texas.

Cook Medical loses IVC filter case in Houston, Texas. The suit was related to their IVC filters, which have been reported to break apart and...

IVC Filter Lawsuits

Over the last 20 years, the number of IVC filters implanted in patients has skyrocketed. In 1999, there were only about 49,000 IVC filters placed...

Defective Medical Devices

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

Plaintiffs injured by the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device survive preemption

Medical device preemption: How medical device companies keep injured patients from being able to bring medical device lawsuits

Medical Device Companies Can Prevent Injuries

More Patients Injured By The Zimmer M/L Taper With Kinectiv® Technology Hip Implant System Seek Damages

Why do we sue medical device companies?

FDA Recall of the HeartMate 3™

FDA Approves New Labeling for Weight Loss Balloons

Cook Medical loses IVC filter case in Houston, Texas.

IVC Filter Lawsuits

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