All Articles Tagged With: "Orthopedic Surgery"
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South Carolina Malpractice Lawsuit Settled Prior to Punitive Damages Phase
A confidential settlement agreement has been reached in a South Carolina medical malpractice lawsuit filed over a botched shoulder surgery. The agreement came after the plaintiff and his wife were awarded $1.6 million, but before the jury determined whether punitive damages should be awarded.
Hospital Wrong Site Surgery Problems Results in Fine for Safety Violations
Rhode Island Hospital has to pay $150,000 in state fines and is required to install new monitoring equipment in operating rooms following a violation of safety policies that resulted in surgeons operating on the wrong finger of a patient last month. The surgical mistake was the at least the fifth wrong-site surgery at the [...]
Rhode Island Hospital Performed Surgery Wrong Body Part for Fifth Time
The Rhode Island Department of Health is investigating Rhode Island Hospital in Providence after the hospital admitted to operating on the wrong body part for another patient, marking at least the fifth wrong-site surgery at the hospital since 2007.
New Pedicle Screw Spinal Implants Need Further Safety Studies: FDA
The FDA has ordered the manufacturers of new, flexible pedicle screw spinal fusion implants, known as dynamic stabilization systems, to conduct more research on potential problems with the devices, including the whether they provide enough stability to allow for complete spinal fusion and the frequency of additional surgery for patients who receive the pedicle screws. [...]
Orthopedic Surgical Tool Recall: ConMed Power Pro Handpieces and Cables
The ConMed Linvatec Power Pro, a universal hand tool for orthopedic surgical attachments, has been recalled because it can randomly cause surgical tools to act erratically, potentially causing severe patient injury or death.
Orthopedic Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Diagnose Blood Clots
An Indiana couple has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a orthopedics firm for failing to diagnose a blood clot that eventually led to the amputation of the wife’s leg.
Wrong Site Surgery Lawsuit Filed Over Operation on Wrong Knee
An orthopedic surgery lawsuit has been filed over medical mistakes at a Chicago-area hospital where doctors operated on the wrong knee, causing permanent injury for the plaintiff.
Arthroscopic Shavers May Retain Tissue After Cleaning: FDA
The FDA warns that some arthroscopic shavers, used during orthopedic procedures to cut and abrade tissue and bone, may still have small pieces of flesh and bone in them from prior patients, even after medical facilities clean the devices. This could expose patients to a risk of infections and blood borne diseases.
Orthopedic Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $4 Million Verdict
A Rhode Island man was awarded $4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed over a botched orthopedic surgery that left him with permanent nerve damage and a deformed hand.
