April 30, 2012
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon’s Gynecare TVT Exact Continence System is one of several products recently warned against by the US Food and Drug Administration. The […]
April 27, 2012
Although transvaginal mesh is billed as a minimally invasive procedure for treating pelvic organ prolapse, it has been linked to very serious side effects that have […]
April 19, 2012
Medical manufacturer American Medical Systems manufactures various medical transvaginal mesh products such as the BioArc transvaginal mesh. Sometimes called bladder slings or pelvic mesh, transvaginal mesh […]
April 16, 2012
Many patients who have received hip replacement surgery with a Wright hip implant have reported experiencing a type of metal poisoning called metallosis after treatment. Several […]
April 14, 2012
In 2004, Wright Medical Technology was forced to recall its CONSERVE metal hip cups due to improper manufacturing. Now, there is speculation that its Profemur hip […]
April 9, 2012
In 2008, Biomet Orthopedics announced a recall on its Modular Microplasty Cup Inserter hip implant. This was not the first time that a Biomet Hip product […]
April 5, 2012
At this time, medical technology giant Medtronic is being investigated by the Department of Justice as well as several Senate members due its failure to report […]
April 4, 2012
What is Transvaginal Mesh Erosion? When a woman finds herself suffering from a severe case of either stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP), […]
April 3, 2012
Metallosis is a type of metal poisoning that can occur following treatment with a metal-on-metal hip implant, like those offered by Biomet Orthopedics for hip replacement […]