Defective Devices

Another Artificial Hip Failure The attorneys at KBA have seen this before, hip replacement failures. Artificial hips are a kind of medical device. They sometimes fail. Patients who...

One group of authors define e-cigarettes as follows, "E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid and deliver an aerosolized product to the user." Another...

What is bone cement and how it is used? Patients' medical conditions sometimes require the implantation of a medical device to replace damaged bone. One...

Patients who have had a knee replacement and a knee implant failure may be suffering due to high-viscosity bone cement failures. Traumatic injuries, aging, and...

KBA previously noted problems with surgical staplers. Once again, defective surgical staplers are in the news. Today, following the FDA’s March 2019 warnings to surgeons...

Recent reports of defective surgical staplers and staples have patients, doctors, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerned. What Are Surgical Staplers? Surgical...

Two breast implant manufacturers were recently issued warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because they did not comply with the requirements...

Lime, a scooter-based ride-sharing app, has recently run into trouble with their software and hardware which has been making their scooters malfunction and cause injuries...

Safety communication has recently been issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) involving the effectiveness and safety of cancer procedures utilizing robotically-assisted surgical devices....

The FDA has announced a Class I recall on Roche’s CoaguChek XS PT Test Strips that were manufactured from January 12, 2018, to October 29,...