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The firm is actively filing DePuy ASR lawsuits on behalf of those who allegedly suffered metallosis, premature device failure, or other serious complications related to the 2010 DePuy ASR recall. (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics announced on May 16 that it will stop sales of metal-on-metal hip replacements. This comes after the company saw the market for the products drop significantly* amid lawsuits and calls for increased regulation,** and after...

The national law firm comments on Johnson & Johnson’s decision to discontinue some of its DePuy all-metal and ceramic-on-metal hip implant products, while continuing to offer its Pinnacle Cup lineup. With this move, the company shrinks its presence in a product category that has been the focus of regulatory scrutiny and thousands of customer lawsuits, according to Bloomberg. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the...

- IIMD China 2013 Hot Topics Preview SHANGHAI, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical devices are any medical items that are neither a drug nor a biological product. In light of their different mechanisms, actions and regulatory requirements, medical device (MD) trail evaluations are much more complicated than drug trails due to their unique clinical practices. Currently, the EMEA only evaluates MD safety instead of evaluating both safety and efficacy (which is left to the...

PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New interactive learning forums will be held by the most innovative thought leaders of the medical device industry at the 2013 Medical Device & Manufacturing East conference and expo, from June 18-20 in Philadelphia. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/613829 ) These all-new MedTech Innovate Seminars were designed to deliver industry professionals practical presentations and implementable solutions...

As more and more patients are reporting serious injury after being treated with transvaginal mesh and bladder slings, the dangerous products lawyers at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin are meeting with patients who received the devices to discuss their legal rights and a possible claim for compensation. Durham, NC (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 As more and more patients are reporting serious injury after being treated with transvaginal mesh and bladder slings, the dangerous products lawyers at...

FDA Regulation Confusing to Many and Hard to Predict Firm Helps New Companies Understand the FDA Process. Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 New FDA consulting firm, The Tenzing Group, has launched an in-depth regulatory coaching service for Mobile Medical Application (MMA) startups to ensure success while understanding the costs and requirements of FDA regulation. “For unprepared startups, FDA regulations on mobile medical applications could result in a critical obstacle or worse...

OHK Medical Devices Ltd., manufacturer of the HemaClear® single-use, sterile, exsanguinating tourniquet device, announced today that it will hold its first annual Italian distributor and user conference; May 22, 2013 in Rome, Italy. Haifa, Israel (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 OHK Medical Devices Ltd., manufacturer of the HemaClear® single-use, sterile exsanguinating tourniquet device, announced today that it will hold its first annual Italian distributor and user conference; May 22, 2013...

Consumers are also offered free legal consultations through Resource4thePeople attorneys over allegations of serious side effects and marketing procedures involving Medtronic Infuse Bone Grafts that were criticized by U.S. Senate investigators. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 http://www.resource4thepeople.com/defectivemedicaldevices/medtronic.html Resource4thePeople announced today that it is providing consumers an information bank stocked with important data in connection with the...

NEW YORK, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Care Medical Devices Ltd (OTCBB:LCMD) today announced the opening of their European subsidiary offices in Dublin, Ireland. Life Care Medical Devices Ltd, Ireland will manage all aspects of the company's European business. "With a strong, solid history in the medical device arena, Ireland, and Dublin specifically, was a logical choice for the European Base of operations," said Glenn Foley, Chief Executive Officer of Life Care Medical...

Zontec developed this SPC software package for companies in the food, healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device and other industries to meet FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and other regulations. Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Zontec Inc. the international developer of Statistical Process Control (SPC) software solutions, today announced a new Synergy SPC software validation service to its customers. “This package will be invaluable to our customers and prospects regulated by the Food and...