Medical Devices & Implants

• 206 Stroke Patients Given Overdose of Radiation During CT Scans at Cedars-Sinai

  David Mittleman | October 13, 2009 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recently made a startling discovery: because of a setting error, hospital staff realized that at least 200 potential stroke patients were given CT scans at radiation...

• FDA Issues Warning to Evenflo After Reports of Electrical Shock from Breast Pump Use

  David Mittleman | September 17, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Several women who used the Evenflo breast pump were shocked while expressing their breast milk—literally. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to the Evenflo Company for...

• Fulton County Woman Joins Suit Against Pelvic Prolapse Medical Device Maker

  David Mittleman | August 23, 2009 2:02 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  A Fulton County, Atlanta woman is but one of several plaintiffs suing the makers of a medical device intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse. The personal injury and product liability lawsuit was...

• Osteoporosis Treatment No More Effective Than Placebo, Two Studies Show

  David Mittleman | August 13, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Vertebroplasty was once one of the most revered treatments for easing the pain caused by osteoporosis. During the treatment, acrylic cement is injected into cracks in the spinal column. Doctors...

• Estech settles lawsuit over bogus Medicare claims and false advertising for $1.4 Million

  David Mittleman | July 17, 2009 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. or Estech recently settled a lawsuit for $1.4 million after the Food and Drug Administration accused the company of violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the...

• Arthroscopic Shavers Pose Potential Health Hazard: Human Tissue Left on Devices After Sterilization

  David Mittleman | July 11, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The Food and Drug Administration is conducting an investigation of arthroscopic shavers after receiving reports from several manufacturers of the shavers that human tissue remained in some of these...

• Drug and Device Industry Gifts to Doctors Made Public in Vermont

  David Mittleman | May 21, 2009 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Vermont continues to lead the way in creating greater transparency in the flow of money from drug and device makers to doctors. Coming roughly a month after a report revealed that the drug and...

• FDA Holds Meeting on Medical Device Approval

  David Mittleman | April 22, 2009 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In a rare move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting an all-hands meeting to discuss concerns regarding its medical device division. The meeting, set to happen today, is the...

• FDA Demands Info on Older Medical Devices

  David Mittleman | April 10, 2009 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested information on decades-old medical devices marketed by companies such as Medtronic. These devices, which range from wheelchairs to...

• Defective defibrillators fail to warn users when it is time for a new battery

  David Mittleman | April 08, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Between 250,000 to 450,000 Americans suffer from a cardiac arrest. Without a properly functioning defibrillator, most victims of cardiac arrest don’t stand a chance of survival. On April 2,...