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• Covidien Stapler Malfunctioned During Surgery, Leading to Tissue Damage and Hospitalization: Lawsuit

  September 13, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Covidien faces a surgical stapler lawsuit after a malfunction led to severe injuries and prolonged hospitalization.

• Surgery Staples Lawsuits

  September 1, 2022

  Austin Kirk

  An alarming number of severe and life-threatening complications have been linked to problems with surgical staplers and internal staples, after...

• Covidien Surgical Stapler Lawsuit Blames Defective Design for Botched Hernia Repair and Gastric Sleeve Surgery

  June 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Covidien surgical stapler lawsuit claims the company hid defects and problems with the devices for years, leading to a woman suffering a botched hernia and gastric sleeve procedure which left her with sepsis and the need for prolonged hospitalization.

• Surgical Stapler Lawsuit Claims Device Failure Led To Anastomotic Leak, Repeated Surgeries and Ostomy Pouch

  February 18, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit claims an Ohio man suffered life-threatening injuries and prolonged hospitalization when a Covidien surgical stapler failed during surgery.

• Covidien Surgical Stapler Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Life-Threatening Infections in Canada

  January 17, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Covidien now faces a growing number of surgical stapler class action lawsuits in Canada, which are nearly identical to those being filed in the U.S. over complications and failures following surgery.

• Lawsuit Filed After Covidien Stapler Broke During Surgery, Causing Severe Complications

  January 6, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Covidien surgical stapler which broke during surgery led to a man suffering severe injuries requiring a colostomy, according to a recently filed product liability lawsuit.

• “Non-Functional” Surgical Staples Led To Sepsis, Numerous Complications After Surgery, Lawsuit Claims

  October 29, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit claims a man suffered numerous complications, including sepsis, following the failure of surgical staples used in his abdomen.

• Endo GIA Surgical Stapling Lawsuit Filed Over Known Defects, Problems

  March 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit claims the Endo GIA surgical stapler failed during surgery due to a defective design whose problems had been hidden from the FDA by the manufacturers.

• Ethicon Stapler Lawsuit Filed After Malfunction During Surgery Resulted in Bowel Leak

  April 3, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A surgical stapler lawsuit claims that an Ethicon stapler failure resulted in a bowel leak and the need for colostomy.

• Endo GIA Surgical Stapler Malfunction Resulted in Bowel Leak, Series of Subsequent Procedures: Lawsuit

  February 4, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A surgical stapler lawsuit claims the Endo Gia was defectively designed and that manufacturers hid adverse event reports from the medical community and patients for years.