Posts in Defective Medical Devices

Jun 25 Philips Recalls Ventilators and Sleep Apnea Devices

In June 2021 , the Dutch company Royal Philips (commonly known as Philips) issued a recall of millions of ventilators and sleep ...

Jun 21 Class I Recall of Medtronic Heart Devices

In April 2021 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Class I recall Medtronic’s implantable cardioverter ...

Jun 10 Do You Have a Zimmer Persona® Trabecular Metal™ Tibial Plate Knee Implant?

If you have had knee replacement surgery, you had to place your trust in both the surgeons working on your operation and the ...

Mar 12 Xeljanz Injuries: Major Adverse Cardiac Events

Xeljanz and MACE Injuries Preliminary results from an FDA-mandated study conducted by Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR’s manufacturer, ...

Jan 11 What Does a Successful Thrombectomy Procedure Look Like?

What Is a Thrombectomy Procedure, and Why Is It Done? A surgical thrombectomy is a procedure to remove a blood clot from inside an ...

Jan 06 Why Was the Penumbra JET 7 Xtra Flex Catheter Recalled?

On December 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Penumbra, Inc.’s recall of all Penumbra JET 7 Xtra ...