The manufacturer of a metal-on-metal hip implant, Johnson & Johnson, was ordered by a Los Angeles jury to pay more than $8.3 million in damages to a Montana man for the defective device. The verdict’s damages included $338,000 to cover the medical expenses for Loren Kransky, a retired prison guard, who received the implant, known [...]
Expert Witness Says Hip Implant Harmless
March 4, 2013 By 2 Comments
An expert witness in a trial over recalled hip implants was extensively cross-examined as to whether he had a bias in favor of the manufacturer of the medical devices, after he claimed that the implant was harmless. Dennis Paustenbach said in the trial in Los Angeles that the patient, Loren Kransky, was not harmed by [...]
New Medical Devices Aren’t Always Improved
July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Think just because you’re getting a new medical device that it must be “new and improved”? According to an article by Barry Meier in The New York Times, it doesn’t play out that way for medical devices designed to be hip replacements. “New” isn’t always “improved.” The new metal-on-metal hip implants were considered by device [...]
GAO Concerned About Medical Device Approval Process
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has raised concerns about the approval process that high-risk medical devices undergo — or rather, don’t undergo — by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The federal watchdog group says the agency recently took steps to see if certain high-risk medical devices, such as artificial hips and external defibrillators, [...]
