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Packaging mix-up leads to drug recall

Problems can arise easily in the correct use of pharmaceuticals. A mistake at any level might lead to serious health consequences; a doctor can prescribe the wrong dose, a nurse can administer medication at the wrong time or an unforeseen reaction with another drug can occur. But patients usually do not have to worry about…

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Is pulling laparoscopic power morcellators too little, too late?

On July 30, Johnson & Johnson, the most prolific manufacturer of laparoscopic power morcellators used in hysterectomy procedures, announced its intentions to pull these devices from operating rooms. The following day, Johnson & Johnson released a letter to doctors around the world advising them to cease using their laparoscopic power morcellators, and to return the…

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More Problems For da Vinci Robots

An increase in adverse event reports for Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robots has prompted the FDA to urge doctors to engage in additional training before using these devices. In 2013, there were 3,697 adverse event reports associated with the da Vinic surgical robot. These reports involved patient death, injury, and machine malfunction. The number of…

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Intuitive Surgical Announces Recall of da Vinci Surgical Robot Parts

Intuitive surgical has issued a voluntary recall for instruments associated with its da Vinci robotic surgical system. Intuitive Surgical issued a field notice to physicians that announced a recall related to its da Vinci surgical system. Walkup Melodia’s defective medical device team has been monitoring a number of post-surgical da Vinci patients and evaluating their…

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DePuy ASR Hip Supplemental Settlement Fund Details Announced

A supplemental settlement fund was recently announced in connection with the DePuy ASR hip implant litigation. Thousands of patients filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics division after being injured by its defective metal-on-metal hip implant devices. Details regarding the second category of payments under the ASR voluntary settlement proposal have now been released….

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National Settlement of ASR Hip Cases Announced – Walkup Lawyers Appointed To Oversight Committee

U.S. District Court Judge David Katz has appointed Walkup Attorneys Michael A. Kelly and Khaldoun Baghdadi to a national committee of attorneys overseeing a proposed multibillion dollar settlement of as many as 7,700 ASR metal-on-metal defective hip cases. Kelly, Baghdadi and Walkup partner Matthew Davis were part of the trial team that prevailed in the…

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