Filshie Clip Litigation Early-Stage Victory!
January 18, 2023
Filshie Clip Litigation Early-Stage Victory! — In its Order filed on January 17, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia DENIED the Filshie clip Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss. Background Plaintiffs are three women and one of their spouses who allege t[...]
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Filshie Clip Recall 2022?
June 26, 2022
The FDA uses the term “recall” when a manufacturer takes a correction or removal action to address a problem with a medical device that violates FDA law. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health. ItR[...]
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Filshie Clip Migration Claims
January 26, 2021
Almost daily we receive inquiries regarding Filshie clip migration from women throughout the United States. Most of these women report that they have complained of substantial pain in their abdomen for months if not years before they are finally told that one of their Filshie clips that was implante[...]
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When Will The FDA Investigate The Metal In Filshie Clips?
March 29, 2019
The FDA issued a statemnet on March 15, 2019 entitled “Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Jeff Shuren, M.D., Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, on efforts to evaluate materials in medical devices to address potential safety questions” in whi[...]
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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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Where Is My Filshie Clip?
August 10, 2018
A major manufacturer of Filshie clips, which is a method of permanent female sterilization, describes the medical device on its website as follows: “The Filshie Clip is manufactured from titanium and is lined on the inner surface with silicone rubber (both materials are implantable grade). At [...]
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Misplaced/Displaced (Migrated) Filshie Clips
June 9, 2018
We have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries from women throughout the United States who had Filshie clips used during tubal ligation who subsequently got pregnant because the Filshie clips were improperly placed or the Filshie clips migrated, causing unwanted pregnancies and/or severe p[...]
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