Are Filshie Clips Safe?
February 24, 2019
Millions of women in the United States have had Filshie Clips implanted as a means of permanent sterilization. The vast majority of these women apparently have not suffered any complications or adverse events regarding their Filshie Clips. Nonetheless, we receive inquiries on nearly a daily basis fr[...]
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MAUDE Adverse Event Reports For Filshie Clips
August 23, 2018
A Filshie clip is a silicone-lined, titanium occlusive device, originally designed for surgical contraception that was approved by the FDA in September 1996 for permanent contraception in women. The Filshie clip is placed with a reusable applicator and designed to permanently occlude the mid-isthmic[...]
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New York Appellate Court Reverses Judgment
January 26, 2017
In its decision filed on January 12, 2017, the New York Appellate Division, First Department (“Appellate Court”) decided that the New York medical malpractice plaintiff’s expert’s affidavit raised a material issue of fact as to whether the defendant physician and defendant ho[...]
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Surgical Probe Left In Woman Following Gynecological Surgery
October 11, 2016
A California woman and her California medical malpractice attorney are investigating whether to file a medical malpractice claim against a surgeon who allegedly left a surgical probe in the woman following gynecological surgery. They are also considering a medical malpractice claim against the [...]
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