Scores of speakers expressed outrage before a panel of FDA experts gathered at a public meeting yesterday and today to discuss the future of laparoscopic power morcellators (LPMs), devices used to break up and extract tissue during minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries.
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Encision gets caught in surgical mesh crossfire
Supreme Court refuses to hear Medtronic’s pain pump lawsuit appeal
The Supreme Court today refused to hear Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) request for review in a lawsuit accusing the company of negligence and liability over its implantable pain pumps.
Solicitor General objects to Medtronic’s high court bid | MassDevice.com On Call
FDA morcellator warning spurs lawsuit against J&J | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its Ethicon subsidiary notched their 1st lawsuit since the company suspended sales of its laparoscopic power morcellators.
Boxer: Curbing medical errors will save thousands of lives, billions of dollars per year
Preventable hospital injuries claim as many as 440,000 patients’ lives each year, representing a woefully under-met area of clinical need, according to a new report released by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Sen. Boxer called on hospitals and clinics to devise and share ways to minimize common hospital injuries, such as infections and adverse drug events, in order to prevent needless deaths.
Over-stenting doc costs bosses $37M in patient complaints | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A years-old over-stenting dispute is coming to a head as the former owner of St. Joseph Medical Center in Maryland agreed to pay up to $37 million to resolve patient lawsuits.