A new study warns that knee replacement systems are only truly cost effective and show the best quality of life benefits in patients with the most severe functionality problems.…
A new study finds that Americans are wasting millions of dollars on unnecessary knee procedures and treatments in an effort to avoid knee replacement surgery.…
A class action lawsuit accuses Zimmer Biomet of misleading investors about supply chain problems that affected revenue from its hip and knee implant businesses.…
A product liability lawsuit filed against OtisMed, a subsidiary of Stryker, indicates that the company illegally sold cutting guides for knee replacement surgery that resulted in a woman’s knee implant failing, requiring revision surgery.…
The makers of the Bair Hugger warming blanket face a lawsuit by a California woman who had to undergo two-stage revision surgery following an infection allegedly caused by the forced air warming device.…
The makers of the Bair Hugger face a lawsuit from a New Mexico woman who says she developed a MRSA infection due to the forced air warming device being used during knee replacement surgery.…
A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against 3M, saying that the forced air warming device caused her to suffer a deep joint infection and resulted in antibiotic therapy and multiple surgeries.…
Oral arguments over the consolidation of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits will be heard by the U.S. JPML on December 3 in New Orleans, Louisiana.…
A new study suggests that many patients may not need knee replacement surgery and may do just as well with nonsurgical treatment, avoiding the risk of complications.…
3M faces another Bair Hugger lawsuit from a California man who says the forced air warming blanket blew pathogens and bacteria into an open surgical site during knee replacement surgery, leading to an infection.…
