Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft has been found to work no better than traditional bone graft surgery. To make matters worse, it has also been linked to serious side effects such as cancer, sterility and infections – causing Infuse Bone Graft patients to question why more research wasn’t done before the product was put on the market. Risks May Outweigh Benefits According to the Bloomberg News, although Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft was designed to help bones heal after spinal surgery, its…
Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Patients Wonder Why More Research Wasn't Done Beforehand
Increasing numbers of transvaginal mesh (TVM) injury lawsuits are being filed every day against manufacturers such as C.R. Bard, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon. Defendants in the latest TVM lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, include both Boston Scientific and American Medical Systems. Woman Alleges MiniArc Sling & Pinnacle Pelvic Kits Are Defective – And Dangerous According to a recent report in Newsday, the plaintiff in the latest TVM injury…
Over two million women use Bayer’s controversial Mirena IUD (intrauterine) birth control device. However, its usage is being linked to serious Mirena side effects, which according to an Ohio woman, caused her to be rushed to the emergency room where doctors had to surgically remove the IUD. “I Started Getting Severe Pain” That’s how an Ohio mother of three described her ordeal when she began experiencing Mirena side effects. According to a report from Cleveland News WEWS, the woman –…
The manufacturers of NuvaRing, the once-a-month vaginal birth control ring that is aggressively being marketed as a better option than traditional birth control methods, face over 1,000 lawsuits by women who claim that they have suffered serious NuvaRing side effects. A widower who claims that his wife died of a pulmonary embolism after using NuvaRing has filed one of the latest lawsuits. She was only 31 years old. NuvaRing’s Tragic Consequences Several new NuvaRing injury lawsuits have been filed recently…
Bayer’s controversial fourth-generation birth control products, Yaz and Yasmin, have been linked to numerous injuries and deaths in the United States. Now, Health Canada, responsible for public health issues in Canada, has reported that at least 23 deaths may have been caused by the contraceptives, which contain the synthetic progestin drospirenone. Canadian Yaz & Yasmin Deaths According to a recent report in the New York Daily News, Health Canada has linked the deaths of at least 23 women to Bayer’s…
The Board of Directors for Abbott Laboratories, the Chicago-based pharmaceutical company that manufacturers Depakote, has been accused of ignoring the company’s illegal conduct in marketing the epilepsy drug. The current lawsuit stems from allegations that Abbott downplayed Depakote’s risks for years, which resulted in the company paying $1.6 billion to settle federal and state claims in 2012. Stockholder Says Board of Directors Knew What Was Going On A stockholder of Abbott Laboratories has alleged that a majority of the company’s…
Bayer AG’s Mirena, the T-shaped device that releases progestin to thicken cervical mucus and avoid pregnancy, was supposed to be revolutionary and give women five-year protection from conceiving a child. However, nearly 50,000 reports of serious Mirena side effects have already been reported to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Shocking Mirena IUD Statistics According to Adverse Events, an independent company that reports on FDA information, 47,812 adverse events related to Mirena use were reported from November 1997 to…
A new wave of Lipitor diabetes injury lawsuits has been filed against Pfizer, Inc. over its failure to warn consumers about the risks of developing Type 2 diabetes when taking the company’s cholesterol reducing drug Lipitor (atorvastatin). Although Pfizer has said that adding a black box warning to the drug in 2012 was sufficient, lawsuits against the pharmaceutical giant allege otherwise. Were Lipitor Warnings Too Late? That’s what many patients who started taking the statin drug Lipitor to reduce cholesterol…
Thousands of bladder cancer diagnoses around the world have been linked to Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Type 2 diabetes drug Actos, prompting doctors to find better ways to treat the disease. A drug called Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is one of the newest treatments being used to combat it – and it’s good news for some bladder cancer victims. Treating Bladder Cancer Bladder cancer patients generally have limited treatment options —surgery to remove the tumor, and chemotherapy and/or radiation therapies. However, according to…
Minnesota-based Medtronic has announced that it will cut thousands of jobs worldwide. The medical device manufacturing giant has been in the spotlight over the past few years for allegedly downplaying the serious side effects of its InFUSE bone graft and for providing doctors with kickbacks to promote the device. Are Cutbacks a Result of Litigation & Bad Press? According to CBS Minnesota, Medtronic has decided to scale back its global workforce by approximately 2,000 jobs – 500 of those in…
