| Dec 30 |
Defective hip implants can mean major settlementsToday’s onslaught of failed hip implants is more than a trend. It’s the most widespread medical implant failure in decades, according to the New York Times.
The problem concerns metal-on-metal implants used in hip replacement surgery. These grind tiny shards of toxic metal that’s released into the body, harming tissues and even causing crippling injuries. Such implants also tend to wear out far faster than the 15 years that they’re supposed to last, thus requiring “replacement surgery” for yet another artificial hip. (more…) |
| Jan 27 |
FDA loophole makes Americans unwitting test subjects for defective DePuy hip implants
Thanks to an FDA loophole known as “Section 510(k) clearance,” orthopedic manufactures aren’t required to stage clinical trials to prove a medical device is safe before selling it to you. That means Americans become guinea pigs or test subjects for products which could be dangerous. The DePuy ASR Hip System implant is such a product. The metal-on-metal ball-and-socket device grinds tiny shards of toxic chromium and cobalt into the body. This can cause great pain and can damage bones and sensitive tissues. (more…) |
Americans don’t like becoming victims. But their own government’s Food and Drug Administration is allowing that to happen.| Oct 26 |
Hip replacement recall victims deserve financial justice
DePuy wants these victims to avoid exploring their legal rights but instead to report for another hip replacement surgery, at DePuy’s expense. It does not want victims to press for their legal rights in terms of all the damages done by this defective product. But many victims of the defective hip replacement device should know better. They should know that by alerting an experienced defective medical device lawyer or defective products attorney they can pursue full and just financial compensation for their losses via a hip replacement lawsuit. |
A manufacturer of a defective medical device has harmed thousands of Americans. Now it wants them to be victims again. That’s because DePuy Orthopaedics, whose ASR Hip System has caused many “revision surgeries” after failing to do its job, now wants to “recall” its products from others who suffer pain due to its failures| Dec 17 |
CT scan radiation can cause cancer in patients
One study in that journal indicates persons in CT scans may be subjected to as much as four times the amount of radiation than previously estimated. Former studies had depended on inanimate dummies to be subjected to scans, but this study examined 1,119 patients at several San Francisco hospitals. |
Health care is supposed to help your health, not hurt it. But recent studies show that CT scans (computed tomography) may inflict much more radiation than previously believed and can cause cancer. In fact, up to 29,000 new cancers may erupt in America each year due to CT scan radiation, says the Archives of Internal Medicine.| Mar 26 |
You’re injured — what time is it? It’s HAMMER TIME
You’ve waited months for your insurance company to make good on its policy and pay for your property damage after Hurricane Ike or some other calamity — and now you’re still waiting. What time is it? It’s HAMMER TIME. Your child was injured in a Yamaha Rhino accident when the ATV rolled over on a flat surface due to manufacturer design negligence, and now she faces surgery. What time is it? It’s HAMMER TIME. Your loved one suffered a near-fatal overdose of powerful narcotic fentanyl from a defective Duragesic pain patch, and now requires special care. What time is it? It’s HAMMER TIME. |
Your car was just rear-ended by a