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As part of May’s Better Hearing and Speech Month, attorney Ronald E. Johnson Jr. says parents should be aware of their right to seek justice if hearing loss treatment for their child goes awry. Fort Wright, KY (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 During Better Hearing and Speech Month, parents of children with hearing loss should consider the legal protections they have, including the right to bring a product liability claim, when problems arise with their child’s treatment or hearing aid device,...
From Hands-On Care Physical Therapy: More than 13 people who lost their limbs during the Boston bombings will undergo physical therapy as part of their recovery process, reported by CNN. Astoria, NY (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The Boston bombing attack resulted to at least 13 limb amputations as reported by CNN. "This is a sudden and life altering event in someone's life," said Dr. Kevin Plancher, founder of Plancher Orthopedics based in New York City. Many amputees suffer from...
Princeton University, Engineering School Scientists at Princeton University used off-the-shelf printing tools to create a functional ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability. The researchers' primary purpose was to explore an efficient and versatile means to merge electronics with tissue. The scientists used 3D printing of cells and nanoparticles followed by cell culture to combine a small coil antenna with cartilage, creating what they term...
Warning of Little-Understood Gaps and Limits in Many Health Insurance Coverage Plans, Orthotic and Prosthetic Companies to Help Those Injured in Bombing With Needed Devices, Related Care. WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Given that major "holes" in insurance coverage may leave victims of the Boston terror attack facing major costs for their initial prostheses - as well as replacement devices needed in the future -- the American Orthotic & Prosthetic...
A federal court jury awards $6.25 million in punitive damages to the family of a 6-year-old girl who suffered electrical shocks due to alleged moisture seeping into her ear implant device. Fort Wright, KY (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 The nationally known product liability law firm of Schachter, Hendy & Johnson has won a $7.24 million verdict in federal district court on behalf of a now 11-year-old Kentucky girl and her family who claimed they were knowingly sold a defective Advanced Bionics...
Magellan Microprocessor Foot Ankle System Honored as Best Science/Medical Assistive Technology Breakthrough WASHINGTON, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Edison's spirit for discovery is alive and well at Orthocare Innovations (www.orthocareinnovations.com), which the Edison Awards(TM) has recognized with its top award in the Science and Medicine-Assistive Device category (www.edisonawards.com/winners2013.php). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130426/DA02518)...
A jury of ten in Kentucky found Advanced Bionics strictly liable and negligent for the manufacture and sale of a class III medical device, known as a cochlear implant. The jury also awarded puntiive damages against Advanced Bionics (parent company Sonova) LOUISVILLE, KY (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 A Kentucky jury has awarded eleven year old Breanna Sadler $7,246,227.64 following her being surgically implanted with an Advanced Bionics HiRes90k cochlear implant device that ultimately leaked. The...
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t3nm93/medical_bionic) has announced the addition of the "Medical Bionic Implants Market [Vision, Brain, Heart, Orthopedic & Ear] - Trends & Global Forecasts to 2017" report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) Bionics is mechanical/electronic replacement or enhancement of organs/parts of living...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Those who have lost a limb such as a hand have long had the option of using a prosthetic to restore some lost functionality. Though these prosthetics can be beneficial to these patients, studies have shown that as many as 50 percent of prosthetic wearers rarely use them due to appearance and poor controllability. For all the good these prosthetics are capable of, nothing can replace the fact that these patients have lost a part of...
[298 Pages Report] Artificial Organs Market categorizes the global market on the basis of products, technologies, and type of fixation in Bionic Eye, Brain Bionics, Heart Bionics/Artificial Heart, Orthopedic Bionics and Ear Bionics. (PRWEB) February 16, 2013 The report “Artificial Organs Market - (Vision Bionics/Bionic Eye, Brain Bionics, Heart Bionics/Artificial Heart, Orthopedic Bionics and Ear Bionics) – Trends and Global Forecasts to 2017” analyzes and studies the major market...
