When you purchase a product, you expect it to work as intended. You expect that the product will be safe for you and your family to use. So what do you do when a product fails and injures you or a loved one? Below are answers from our Tennessee defective product attorneys to some of the most common product liability questions. Top Product Liability Questions and Answers What does product … [Read more...]
Who Recalls Defective Medical Devices & How?
It’s all too common to hear about a medical device being recalled in the news headlines. Despite what you might expect, most recalls are not done by the FDA. They are usually voluntarily recalled by the medical device manufacturer. Medical Device Recall Procedure When the FDA learns of a problem with a medical device, they notify the medical device manufacturer of the problem. After the FDA … [Read more...]
How Defective Medical Devices are Corrected or Removed from the Market
Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals frequently use medical devices to improve the lives of their patients. They may perform lifesaving surgery to insert a stent, or they simply may be using a device to check a patient's vital signs. Therefore, it’s extremely important that these medical devices are regularly monitored, and quickly repaired or recalled if problems do arise. How the FDA … [Read more...]
Knee Replacement Recalls: Are You At Risk?
Did you or a loved one recently have knee replacement surgery? Knee replacements are becoming more common in the United States. An estimated 700,000 people have knee replacement surgery each year. It’s estimated that by 2030 an astonishing 3.48 million people per year will need knee replacement surgery. Unfortunately, over the past fews years there has been numerous knee replacement recalls. In … [Read more...]
Hernia Mesh Recalls: Should You Be Concerned?
Although hernia mesh has been used since the 1950s to repair hernias, some of the mesh used may not be safe. The FDA recently stated, “Many complications related to hernia repair with surgical mesh that have been reported to the FDA have been associated with recalled mesh products that are no longer on the market.” Two popular brands of hernia mesh are currently under scrutiny. Atrium C-Qur … [Read more...]
Stryker Hip Replacement Recalls: Timeline of Events
In June of 2012, Stryker recalled its Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems due to risks associated with fretting and/or corrosion around the neck hip stems which can cause adverse local reaction and/or pain and swelling around the hip. What caused this recall and what happened since? Let’s look at the timeline of events... June 2008 - Stryker Rejuvenate Modular neck hip stem was … [Read more...]
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