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Study Finds Medical Device Manufacturers’ Payments To Physicians Influenced Their Device Selection

November 12, 2020

A study published on November 3, 2020 in JAMA Network entitled “Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection in ICD Implantation” concluded: “In this cross-sectional study, a large proportion of ICD or CRT-D implantations were performed by physicians who[...]

FDA Announces Voluntary Recall Of Two Coronary Catheters

June 27, 2020

The FDA announced on February 20, 2020 that Abbott has voluntarily recalled specific lots of two catheters used in coronary angioplasty procedures: the NC Trek RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter and the NC Traveler Coronary Dilatation Catheter, balloon diameters 4.0mm, 4.5mm and 5.0mm. The recall does [...]

Class I Recall Of More Than 322,000 Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps For Incorrect Insulin Dosing

March 6, 2020

The FDA announced on February 12, 2020 a Class I recall of 322,005 MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps Model 630G (MMT-1715) (all lots before October 2019) and Model 670G (MMT-1780) (all lots before August 2019). The distribution dates for Model 630G were from September 2016 to October 2019, and the di[...]

FDA Issues Safety Communication Regarding Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Devices, Programmers, and Home Monitors

April 4, 2019

The FDA issued a Safety Communication on March 21, 2019 entitled “Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Affecting Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Devices, Programmers, and Home Monitors” “to alert health care providers and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in a wireless[...]

$33.2 Million Settlement For Defective Medical Testing Device

April 10, 2018

Patients and their doctors rely on the safety and effectiveness of medical testing devices when making decisions regarding diagnosis and medical care. Defective or faulty medical testing devices put patient safety at risk and may result in the wrong decisions being made regarding medical treatment, [...]

Federal Judge Rejects Strict Liability For Defective Medical Device Claim

July 25, 2015

On July 15, 2015, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that the exclusion from strict liability for prescription drug claims should also apply to prescription medical device claims. Despite the fact that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has yet to a[...]

FDA Issues AED Safety Communication

December 13, 2013

An AED (automated external defibrillator) is a device that automatically analyzes the heart rhythm in victims of sudden cardiac arrest and delivers an electrical shock to restore its normal rhythm. AEDs help save lives of cardiac arrest victims when they are working properly and used correctly. Whe[...]

Kentucky $7.25 Million Jury Verdict For Failed Cochlear Implant

April 20, 2013

On April 16, 2013, a federal jury in Kentucky returned a $7.25 million verdict in favor of a little girl whose cochlear implant (a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing) failed due to moisture leakage t[...]

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