On February 1, 2019, Stryker issued an “URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY NOTICE & CORRECTION ACTION REQUIRED” regarding its LIFEPAK® 15 Monitor/Defibrillator, stating that “Stryker is conducting a voluntary Field Action for specific LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator devices that may lock-up after… Read More
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Defective Medical Devices Caused 1.7 Million Injuries, 83,000 Deaths In U.S.
The Implant Files, which is a global investigation that tracks the harm caused by medical devices that have been tested inadequately or not at all, analyzed more than 8 million device-related health records, including death and injury reports and recalls,… Read More
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When Did Hip Replacement Manufacturer Know About Failures?
In an article appearing in The New York Times on February 21, 2012, it was reported that the all-metal artificial hip replacement known as the DePuy ASR (articular surface replacement) manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, which was implanted in 93,000 patients… Read More
