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Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits
The use of intra-articular pumps, also known as pain pumps or pain balls, to deliver medication to the shoulder following arthroscopic shoulder surgery has been linked to the development of a painful and debilitating condition which causes the loss of cartilage in the shoulder. The condition, known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis or PAGCL, has [...]
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Strkyer Operating Room Surgical System Recall: Software May Freeze
About two dozen Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems distributed worldwide by Stryker Corporation have been recalled because the screen the surgeon uses may slow down or freeze up.
Stryker Biotech Indicted for Fraudulent Promotion of Surgical Medical Devices
Stryker Biotech and its top management have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on charges that they committed fraud and illegally promoted medical devices used for bone surgery, which resulted in serious medical problems for some patients.
Stryker Working to Resolve FDA Warning Letters
Stryker Corp. indicates that it has resolved one of four FDA warning letters issued in recent years over concerns about manufacturing problems and other quality control issues, satisfying concerns the agency had over its Massachusetts Biotech plant.
Stryker Trident Squeaking Hip Problems Plague Many After Hip Replacement
Many hip replacement patients have complained of problems with squeaking Stryker Trident ceramic-on-ceramic hip parts, which may produce sounds like air being let out of a balloon or nails on a chalkboard. In addition to causing the annoying noises, the squeaking hip replacements could be a sign of unintended wear and lead to additional [...]
I-Flow On-Q Pain Pump Lawsuits Spike in July 2009
The number of new shoulder pain pump lawsuits filed against I-Flow Corp, makers of the On-Q PainBuster, surged last month, as many plaintiffs filed claims prior to the two year anniversary of the publication of a study linking use of the pain pumps to a painful and debilitating loss of cartilage, known as shoulder chondrolysis. [...]
Medtronic Bone Growth Agent Linked to Neck Surgery Problems
A new study seems to indicate that the bone growth agent in the Medtronic Infuse bone graft may be linked to life-threatening problems after neck surgery, where it may cause swelling that makes it difficult to breath.
Shoulder Chondrolysis Trial to Begin July 2009 in Breg Pain Pump Lawsuit
It appears that the first trial of a pain pump lawsuit, involving the development of shoulder chondrolysis after arthroscopic surgery, will begin this summer in Key West, Florida. According to court records, the plaintiff, Douglas Kilpatrick, and the device manufacturer, Breg, Inc., failed to reach a settlement during a court ordered mediation earlier this [...]
Stryker Cranial Implant Recall: Kits May Lead to Serious Infections
Custom Cranial Implant Kits manufactured and sold by Stryker Corp. have been recalled due to a risk that the products may not be sterile and could pose a risk of serious and potentially life-threatening infections for individuals who received the implants to correct traumas or defects in the jaw and face or cranium and face. [...]
Stryker Increases Quality Control Costs Following Hip Implant Problems
Stryker Corp. has indicated that at least $50 million more will be spent annually over the next three years on quality control systems designed to address manufacturing problems that impacted their Trident hip implant parts and surgical power tools, both of which were the subjects of recalls this year.
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