According to a story on The Motley Fool, Johnson & Johnson-owned Ethicon announced in a press release that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for a tissue sealer called Enseal G 2.
The story characterizes it as “a bit of bright news” from Ethicon, noting that the company has initiated a number of recalls lately for items including hemorrhoidal staples and wound products.
And Ethicon is currently on trial ...
continue reading...The lawyer representing a woman in a trial over vaginal mesh implants said manufacturer Johnson & Johnson failed to consider a crucial question concerning the devices — how they could be removed if they cause complications.
As it turned out, the complications affected a number of women. The case being heard in New Jersey Superior Court is the first of about 1,800 lawsuits to go to trial, according to an article ...
continue reading...When Linda Gross of South Dakota had a Gynecare Prolift medical device implanted in 2006, it didn’t have FDA clearance. During her trial against manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, Gross’ lawyer testified that the doctor who performed the operation was unaware of that fact.
According to an article in the Asbury Park Press, her lawyer told the jury: “If he had been warned and given that information, he wouldn’t have used it ...
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A piece in The Economist ironically describes Johnson & Johnson as the “market leader” for publicity problems, based on the company’s disastrous series of product recalls in recent years.
The piece prominently mentions Johnson & Johnson’s all-metal hip implants made by subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, which have generated more than 10,000 lawsuits based on their tendency to break down early and leave continue reading...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical, warning of problems with manufacturing and quality control at the California plant where the company makes implantable heart defibrillators.
A story in the New York Times notes that the St. Paul-based company has been struggling to deal with problems involving wires that are used to attach the defibrillator to the heart. The wires ...
continue reading...Your doctor will likely ask you a series of questions if you’re seeking treatment for urinary incontinence. Anticipating those questions and having answers for them may allow more time for the points you want to discuss further, the Mayo Clinic advises.
Although urinary incontinence can be a troubling condition, it is treatable. But some treatments can cause problems as well.
Transvaginal mesh implants, marketed as a treatment for urinary incontinence and pelvic ...
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