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Searcy Denney Files Another Lawsuit Over Defective DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant
2015-05-13 03:33:39| Biotech - Topix.net
In early May, Searcy Denney mass tort lawyers Cal Warriner and Brenda Fulmer filed yet another lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. This latest case was filed on behalf of a Southwest Florida resident who was implanted with the defective Pinnacle brand hip implant at Lee Memorial in Fort Myers, Florida in 2008. The Pinnacle implant family manufactured by J&J's orthopedic division includes a number of different components that are assembled by the surgeon during the total hip arthroplasty procedure.
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Score Card for DePuy ASR Trials - Two Wins and One Loss
2015-04-30 17:16:35| Biotech - Topix.net
In August of 2010, DePuy shocked the orthopedic community and thousands of patients by announcing the recall of its ASR metal-on-metal hip implant due to an excessive failure rate. Following this product recall, more than 13,000 individual lawsuits were filed on behalf of patients who suffered significant injuries, including the need for revision surgery; abductor muscle damage; elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in their bloodstream; metallosis; soft tissue, muscle, and bone damage; serious tissue reactions ; and premature failure of the hip implants.
Radlink, DePuy Synthes sign exclusive worldwide sales agency agreement
2015-04-06 09:11:15| Biotech - Topix.net
Radlink, Inc., an emerging global leader in advanced medical imaging technology, announced today that it has signed an exclusive worldwide sales agency agreement with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes Companies. The contractual partnership provides for the exclusive worldwide distribution of Radlink's advanced imaging products, including the revolutionary Galileo Positioning System featuring Surgeon's Checklist software, through DePuy Synthes Companies' sales representatives worldwide.
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Hip replacement implant manufacturer DePuy knew of design flaws years ...
2015-03-03 08:22:15| Biotech - Topix.net
The medical corporation that manufactured thousands of faulty hip replacement implants was well aware that the poor design of the device was causing serious medical complications years before it took any action to recall them, a major class action has been told. Various options were considered such as 'phasing out' the device for all but a 'few surgeons who were big cutters'.
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DePuy Synthes Announces Acquisition of Olive Medical
2015-02-17 19:16:27| Biotech - Topix.net
DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced its acquisition of Olive Medical Corporation in a press release . The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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