$270 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Da Vinci Surgical Robot Another personal injury claim was filed this week against Intuitive Surgical’s Da Vinci Sugical Robot. According to the $270 million claim, the Da Vinci Sugical Robot was to blame for injuries sustained during a botched hysterectomy. The claim
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An Alabama couple has filed a $490 million dollar personal injury lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical. The claim was filed, in the U.S. District Court for Northern Alabama, by Gwendolyn Jones and Amos Jones Jr. The lawsuit claims that the Da Vinci Surgical Robot was responsible for a
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Man Claims Da Vinci Surgical Robot Responsible for Daughter’s Death According to numerous media reports, the father of a deceased woman has filed a lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is the maker
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has contacted medical professionals and health care organizations of a Class 1 recall for several models and brands of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). AEDs are used to treat victims with signs of cardiac arrest who are not breathing and are
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The CareFusion Cortical Stimulator is used by physicians for medical procedures related to brain mapping of patients with brain tumors and seizure disorders. The CareFusion Cortical Stimulator and associated software assist in the identification and mapping of the different areas of the brain. CareFusion has issued a
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According to the Telegraph, early research findings from a recent study on the effects of metal-on-metal orthopedic devices show an increased cancer and genetic damage risk associated with the implanted devices. The in-depth British study followed 72 metal-on-metal implant patients found genetic tissue damage of the bladder
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According to The Telegraph, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Briton’s equivalent of the FDA, medical regulators are drawing up new advice for recipients of metal-on-metal hip implants due to fears that the implants are more dangerous than previously thought. Due to friction between the
Read more →The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics, for manufacturing and marketing several unapproved orthopedic medical devices. According to the warning letter, DePuy manufactured and sold over a dozen different orthopedic devices without having received regulatory approval from
Read more →The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class 1 recall of Trilogy 100 ventilators, manufactured by Respironics, Inc. The Trilogy 100 ventilator is used for continuous or intermittent breathing support for the care of pediatric patients (weighing at least 11 pounds) through adult patients
Read more →The FDA is notifying healthcare professionals of a Calls 1 recall of CareFusion AVEA Ventilators. The AVEA ventilators can develop a failure where an extended high peak alarm occurs, which initiates certain audio and visual alarms. These alarms cause the safety valve and exhalation valve to open.
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