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Popular Medical Devices That Can Prematurely Fail When Medical Devices Fail Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a medical device, the product must undergo rigorous testing. However, problems with medical device are often discovered after the product is released to the public. One of the most common issues with medical devices is abnormal wear and breakage of the device. (more...)

You May Still Qualify for Hip Recall Lawsuit Compensation When the Stryker metal-on-metal hip replacement came on to the market, it was expected to offer patients a long-term and lasting solution to their hip problems. However, the device failed in many cases, leaving patients in pain and in need of corrective surgery. In response, many of the patients who experienced hip failure or painful (more...)

Warnings Issued By The FDA In Regards To The Latest Defective Medical Device October 29, 2013 The Defective Medical Device Lawyers with Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough explain manufacturers of medical devices have a responsibility to ensure the safety of the products they introduce to the market. Any failure to do so that results in a patient’s death or serious injury can result in action being taken against the (more...)

FDA Announces Class II Recall On da Vinci Surgical Robot Systems July 23, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the Class II recall of Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Surgical System robots. Records show that 30 of the units may not have been properly tested before being received for use by customers. The devices have been lauded as a technological breakthrough in surgical (more...)