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		<title>U.K. Regulator Issues Warning for Malfunctioning Blood Glucose Meter</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/u-k-regulator-issues-warning-for-malfunctioning-blood-glucose-meter/37851</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Blood Glucose Meter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a safety alert on popular blood glucose meter designed for diabetics with poor vision because it does not issue an audible alert if an insufficient amount of blood has &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/u-k-regulator-issues-warning-for-malfunctioning-blood-glucose-meter/37851">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Consolidation Proposed for da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/consolidation-proposed-for-da-vinci-surgical-robot-lawsuits/37835</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A plaintiff who has filed a lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, the maker of the da Vinci Surgical System has filed a motion seeking to have all similar claims involving injuries alleged to have been caused by the surgical robot consolidated &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/consolidation-proposed-for-da-vinci-surgical-robot-lawsuits/37835">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Failing DePuy ASR Hip Implants Sending Hundreds of Australians Back to the OR</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/failing-depuy-asr-hip-implants-sending-hundreds-of-australians-back-to-the-or/37789</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roughly 1,000 people in Australia have had to undergo revision surgeries because of failed DePuy ASR hip implants. According to TheAge.com, DePuy Orthopaedics has heard from more than 4,000 people in Australia and New Zealand seeking help with the recalled &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/failing-depuy-asr-hip-implants-sending-hundreds-of-australians-back-to-the-or/37789">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Knee Replacement Patients Should Consider Nickel Allergies before Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/health-concerns/knee-replacement-patients-should-consider-nickel-allergies-before-surgery/37777</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knee Implant Side Effects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Individuals considering undergoing knee replacement surgery should ask their doctors to run a test to determine if they have a nickel allergy. Determining if a patient suffers from a nickel allergy will ensure the right knee implant is chosen for &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/health-concerns/knee-replacement-patients-should-consider-nickel-allergies-before-surgery/37777">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Reports Spike In Medical Device Recalls</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-reports-spike-in-medical-device-recalls/37715</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-reports-spike-in-medical-device-recalls/37715#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Device Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study reveals a spike in medical device recalls, with an increase in excess of 160% in the first quarter of this year alone. This huge increase translates into five times as many medical devices affected in recalls versus &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-reports-spike-in-medical-device-recalls/37715">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuit Seeks $270 Million for Botched Hysterectomy</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/alabama-da-vinci-surgical-robot-lawsuit-seeks-270-million-for-botched-hysterectomy/37646</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another lawsuit has been filed by a victim of an allegedly botched surgery using the da Vinci Surgical Robot. This time, an Alabama woman is claiming that Intuitive Surgical, the maker of the da Vinci Robot, suppressed complaints and concealed &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/alabama-da-vinci-surgical-robot-lawsuit-seeks-270-million-for-botched-hysterectomy/37646">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Riata Defibrillator Lead Patients Left with Few Good Choices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/riata-defibrillator-lead-patients-left-with-few-good-choices/37639</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Riata Lead Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People relying on the Riata and Riata ST models of cardiac defibrillator leads face a dangerous and life-threatening dilemma: should they choose to have the fault-prone and recalled medical devices removed in place of a different, safer model; or do &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/riata-defibrillator-lead-patients-left-with-few-good-choices/37639">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Another Study Casts Doubt on St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Leads</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/another-study-casts-doubt-on-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-leads/37626</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another study has essentially condemned the St. Jude Riata line of defibrillator leads, indicating they’re far more dangerous for patients than its competitor, the Medtronic Quattro leads. According to a Dow Jones report this week, a “multicenter study” presented at &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/another-study-casts-doubt-on-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-leads/37626">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky Lawsuit Alleges Off-Label Medtronic Infuse Procedure Left Woman Permanent, Disabling Nerve Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/kentucky-lawsuit-alleges-off-label-medtronic-infuse-procedure-left-woman-permanent-disabling-nerve-damage/37622</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtonic Infuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. and Kentucky hospital are facing lawsuit alleging that spinal surgery with the company&#8217;s Infuse bone graft product left a woman total disabled. The plaintiff alleges that she received the Infuse bone graft during an “unconsented, off-label surgery” at &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/kentucky-lawsuit-alleges-off-label-medtronic-infuse-procedure-left-woman-permanent-disabling-nerve-damage/37622">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns MS Stent Treatment Unproven, Possibly Deadly</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-warns-ms-stent-treatment-unproven-possibly-deadly/37619</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a warning alert that a multiple sclerosis (MS) stent treatment is both unproven and potentially deadly. Health care professionals and patients are being warned about injuries and deaths linked to use &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-warns-ms-stent-treatment-unproven-possibly-deadly/37619">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Recipient Ready to Give FDA an Earful</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-recipient-ready-to-give-fda-an-earful/37614</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania man who was fitted with two defective ASR hip replacement devices made by DePuy Orthopaedics is preparing to travel to Washington, D.C. next month. According to a report from the Allentown Morning Call, Steve Lorenz is among the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-recipient-ready-to-give-fda-an-earful/37614">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Canada Issues Warning for Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Dangers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/health-canada-issues-warning-for-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-dangers/37569</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health Canada has issued a new warning to patients and doctors about the possible complications associated with metal-on-metal hip replacements, and is alerting patients there about warning signs of a malfunctioning all-metal hip implant. The Health Canada warning comes amid &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/health-canada-issues-warning-for-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-dangers/37569">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allergan Hit with Federal Subpoena Over Lap-Band Weight Loss Device</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/allergan-hit-with-federal-subpoena-over-lap-band-weight-loss-device/37544</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lap-Band Injuries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Allergan Inc. is facing a federal subpoena concerning its controversial weight-loss surgical device, Lap-Band. Lap-Band is implanted around the stomach to curb an obese person’s appetite. It is designed to promote rapid weight loss but has been associated with a &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/allergan-hit-with-federal-subpoena-over-lap-band-weight-loss-device/37544">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Alleges Bi-Lateral DePuy ASR Hip Implant Resulted in Elevated Chromium and Cobalt Levels, Need for Revision Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuit-alleges-bi-lateral-depuy-asr-hip-implant-resulted-in-elevated-chromium-and-cobalt-levels-need-for-revision-surgery/37522</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent, Johnson &#38; Johnson, continue to be named in lawsuits by metal-on-metal hip replacement recipients who suffered severe injuries, including elevated chromium and cobalt levels, allegedly due to recalled ASR hip implant devices. Most recently, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuit-alleges-bi-lateral-depuy-asr-hip-implant-resulted-in-elevated-chromium-and-cobalt-levels-need-for-revision-surgery/37522">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Waterpik to Replace SinuSense™ Water Pulsator Device Over Consumer Complaints</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/waterpik-to-replace-sinusense-water-pulsator-device-over-consumer-complaints/37517</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Device Recall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Waterpik, Inc., is replacing its SinuSense™ Water Pulsator device over consumer complaints, the U.S. Food &#38; Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. Specific SinuSense™ Water Pulsator nasal irrigation devices Waterpik manufactured between May 2010 and July 2011 are involved in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/waterpik-to-replace-sinusense-water-pulsator-device-over-consumer-complaints/37517">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Infuse Lawsuit Alleges Off-Label Use Caused Painful Complications</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-lawsuit-alleges-off-label-use-cause-painful-complications/37481</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtonic Infuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse Side Effects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A man in Louisiana has filed suit against Medtronic Inc. over injuries allegedly cause by off-label use of its Infuse Bone Graft product. The plaintiff, who received Infuse during transforaminal spinal lumbar fusion surgery, claims that the bone growth protein &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-lawsuit-alleges-off-label-use-cause-painful-complications/37481">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Scientific Named in Nearly 300 Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits in Federal, State Litigations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/boston-scientific-named-in-nearly-300-transvaginal-mesh-lawsuits-in-federal-state-litigations/37447</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal mesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new report reveals that Boston Scientific is facing nearly 300 lawsuits over injuries allegedly caused by its transvaginal mesh products. According an article published online by Mass. Market, some 170 Boston Scientific transvaginal mesh lawsuits are consolidated in a &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/boston-scientific-named-in-nearly-300-transvaginal-mesh-lawsuits-in-federal-state-litigations/37447">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Links Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Corrosion with Adverse Local Tissue Reactions</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/new-study-links-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-corrosion-with-adverse-local-tissue-reactions/37432</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another study is pointing to potential dangers posed by metal-on-metal hip implants. This time, an article published in the Journal of Arthroplasty is reporting corrosion in the head taper junction was more likely to occur in patients with 36-mm &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/new-study-links-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-corrosion-with-adverse-local-tissue-reactions/37432">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smith &amp; Nephew Says Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Controversy Slowing Sales of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/smith-nephew-says-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-controversy-slowing-sales-of-birmingham-hip-resurfacing-system/37380</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medical device maker Smith &#38; Nephew has reported a drop in sales of its metal-on-metal hip implant devices. According to the company, hip implant sales were down 2 percent during the first quarter of 2012, largely because its Birmingham Hip &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/smith-nephew-says-metal-on-metal-hip-replacement-controversy-slowing-sales-of-birmingham-hip-resurfacing-system/37380">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First Bard Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Scheduled for February Trial in MDL</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/first-bard-avaulta-transvaginal-mesh-lawsuit-scheduled-for-february-trial-in-mdl/37332</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal mesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bard Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first test trials in the federal C.R. Bard Avaulta transvaginal mesh litigation will most likely start next year, according to a report from Bloomberg News. About 600 lawsuits involving Bard Avaulta transvaginal mesh products are currently pending in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/first-bard-avaulta-transvaginal-mesh-lawsuit-scheduled-for-february-trial-in-mdl/37332">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Federal DePuy ASR Hip Implant Trials Likely to Start This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/federal-depuy-asr-hip-implant-trials-likely-to-start-this-year/37265</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It looks as though the first trials in the DePuy ASR hip implant multidistrict litigation could begin sometime later this year. According to a report from Bloomberg News, during a status conference held yesterday in Florida, attorneys for both plaintiffs &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/federal-depuy-asr-hip-implant-trials-likely-to-start-this-year/37265">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy ASR Hip Implants, Other Faulty Medical Devices Subject to Little FDA Oversight, Investigation Finds</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implants-other-faulty-medical-devices-subject-to-little-fda-oversight-investigation-finds/37220</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A newly-published investigation from ProPublica has revealed that several questionable types of medical devices, including DePuy Orthopaedic&#8217;s recalled ASR hip implant, managed to make it to market without much scrutiny on the part of the U.S. Food &#38; Drug Administration &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implants-other-faulty-medical-devices-subject-to-little-fda-oversight-investigation-finds/37220">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smokers More Vulnerable to Joint Replacement Failures</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/smokers-more-vulnerable-to-joint-replacement-failures/37152</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People who smoke cigarettes before and after receiving a total joint replacement, such as a hip replacement device or knee implant, are far more likely to endure revision surgeries on those implants than people who don’t smoke. Two recent studies &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/smokers-more-vulnerable-to-joint-replacement-failures/37152">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New York Firm Recalls Alfalfa Sprouts, Clover Sprouts for Listeria</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/new-york-firm-recalls-alfalfa-sprouts-clover-sprouts-for-listeria/37137</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Listeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Listeria Food Poisoning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A New York firm—Alfa Sprouts Inc. of Honeoye Falls—has issued a recall for potentially contaminated alfalfa and clover sprouts. The sprouts are possibly tainted with the dangerous, sometimes deadly, Listeria monocytogenes pathogen, said the U.S. Food &#38; Drug Administration (FDA). &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/new-york-firm-recalls-alfalfa-sprouts-clover-sprouts-for-listeria/37137">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuits over DePuy ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Continue to Mount</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuits-over-depuy-asr-metal-on-metal-hip-implants-continue-to-mount/37128</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent, Johnson &#38; Johnson, continue to be hit with lawsuits over recalled metal-on-metal DePuy ASR hip implants. Just yesterday, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP announced it had filed yet another DePuy ASR hip &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuits-over-depuy-asr-metal-on-metal-hip-implants-continue-to-mount/37128">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Working on Barcode System to Track Medical Device Failures</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-working-on-barcode-system-to-track-medical-device-failures/37096</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a barcode system that would allow the agency to track the failures of potentially defective medical devices with better efficiency. Using billing and medical records and tagged devices, the FDA believes it &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-working-on-barcode-system-to-track-medical-device-failures/37096">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>1,000+ Australians Join DePuy ASR Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/1000-australians-join-depuy-asr-hip-implant-class-action-lawsuit/37022</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A class action lawsuit filed in Australia over DePuy Orthopaedics&#8217; recalled metal-on-metal ASR Hip Implants has signed up more than 1,000 plaintiffs. The attorneys representing the Australian ASR Hip Implant lawsuit plaintiffs recently told The Courier-Mail that damages in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/1000-australians-join-depuy-asr-hip-implant-class-action-lawsuit/37022">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/first-depuy-asr-hip-implant-lawsuits-head-to-trail-in-december-january/37008</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/first-depuy-asr-hip-implant-lawsuits-head-to-trail-in-december-january/37008">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U.K. Regulator Issues Warning For St. Jude QuickSite, QuickFlex Defibrillator Leads</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/u-k-regulator-issues-warning-for-st-jude-quicksite-quickflex-defibrillator-leads/36978</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Kingdom regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), just issued a warning over St. Jude Medical, Inc.’s QuickSite and QuickFlex defibrillator leads. The problem, said the MHRA, concerns St. Jude Medical’s Bipolar QuickSite and QuickFlex left ventricular &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/u-k-regulator-issues-warning-for-st-jude-quicksite-quickflex-defibrillator-leads/36978">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Roche Recalls Elecsys Troponin Immunoassays</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/roche-recalls-elecsys-troponin-immunoassays/36966</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Device Recall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Drug maker, Roche, is recalling two of its Elecsys Troponin Immunoassays, the U.S. Food &#38; Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. The recall has been deemed a Class I by the agency, its most severe and involving a situation in which &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/roche-recalls-elecsys-troponin-immunoassays/36966">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians Report Problems With Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/canadians-report-problems-with-metal-on-metal-hip-implants/36949</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Canada is the latest country whose residents are reporting problems with their metal-on-metal hip implant devices. The problem has become so widespread that in Great Britain, experts are telling physicians to stop using the controversial all-metal devices, said CTV News. &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/canadians-report-problems-with-metal-on-metal-hip-implants/36949">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Scientific Issues Warning for Cognis, Teligen Implantable Defibrillators Following Patient Death</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/boston-scientific-issues-warning-for-cognis-teligen-implantable-defibrillators-following-patient-death/36945</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Scientific Defibrillator Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Scientific just issued a warning for its Cognis and Teligen implantable defibrillators following a patient death. Electrical malfunctions in the cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are believed to be the culprit in adverse events linked to the devices that include one &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/boston-scientific-issues-warning-for-cognis-teligen-implantable-defibrillators-following-patient-death/36945">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Maker Of Tainted Wipes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/parents-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-maker-of-tainted-wipes/36879</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Device Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The parents of a toddler have settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of tainted wipes implicated in the child&#8217;s death. Two-year-old Harrison Kothari died last year following a fatal bout with a rare bacterial infection linked to contaminated &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/parents-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-maker-of-tainted-wipes/36879">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Softens Stance on Riata Defibrillator Lead Study Author</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-softens-stance-on-riata-defibrillator-lead-study-author/36869</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Riata Lead Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that St. Jude Medical Inc. has softened its criticism, somewhat, of Dr. Robert Hauser, the prominent cardiologist and researcher who recently linked the company&#8217;s recalled Riata defibrillator leads to 22 deaths. According to MedCity News, St. Jude&#8217;s CEO, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-softens-stance-on-riata-defibrillator-lead-study-author/36869">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson &amp; Johnson Transvaginal Mesh Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/johnson-johnson-transvaginal-mesh-class-action-lawsuit-filed-in-canada/36865</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/johnson-johnson-transvaginal-mesh-class-action-lawsuit-filed-in-canada/36865#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal mesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A group of Canadian women has filed a class action lawsuit against Johnson &#038; Johnson alleging the company&#8217;s transvaginal mesh devices caused them to suffer serious, life-altering injuries. The transvaginal mesh lawsuit further alleges that Johnson &#038; Johnson, along with &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/johnson-johnson-transvaginal-mesh-class-action-lawsuit-filed-in-canada/36865">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Law Firm Files Suit on Behalf of Two DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-suit-on-behalf-of-two-depuy-asr-hip-implant-recipients/36858</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two more people who’ve suffered serious injuries blamed on the defective and recalled DePuy Orthopaedics ASR hip implant are the latest to join a growing federal class-action lawsuit against the medical device firm and its parent company, Johnson &#38; Johnson. &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-suit-on-behalf-of-two-depuy-asr-hip-implant-recipients/36858">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>da Vinci Surgical Robot Named in Another Lawsuit over Botched Hysterectomy</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/da-vinci-surgical-robot/da-vinci-surgical-robot-named-in-another-lawsuit-over-botched-hysterectomy/36841</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/da-vinci-surgical-robot/da-vinci-surgical-robot-named-in-another-lawsuit-over-botched-hysterectomy/36841#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another lawsuit has been filed alleging the da Vinci Surgical Robot caused serious injuries, this time by woman who claims the robot caused her surgeon to botch her hysterectomy. According to a report from MassDevice.com, the lawsuit alleges that Intuitive &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/da-vinci-surgical-robot/da-vinci-surgical-robot-named-in-another-lawsuit-over-botched-hysterectomy/36841">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Still Stinging from Infuse Bone Growth Controversy, Medtronic CEO Promises to Ramp Up Medical Device Monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/still-stinging-from-infuse-bone-growth-controversy-medtronic-ceo-promises-to-ramp-up-medical-device-monitoring/36814</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse Side Effects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to high-profile safety controversies involving its own Infuse Bone Growth product, as well as medical devices marketed by its rivals, Medtronic Inc. has announced that it will ramp up the way it monitors its products in the hopes &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/still-stinging-from-infuse-bone-growth-controversy-medtronic-ceo-promises-to-ramp-up-medical-device-monitoring/36814">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy Orthopaedics Hit with New Metal-on-metal Hip Implant Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-orthopaedics-hit-with-new-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-recall/36795</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy Hip Implant Recall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People in New Zealand, Australia, and some parts of Europe have been notified about the recall of another faulty metal-on-metal hip implant, this time on the MITCH THR device, manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics and distributed by Stryker Corp. According to &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-orthopaedics-hit-with-new-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-recall/36795">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Infuse Controversies Include Questions Over Cancer Risks</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-controversies-include-questions-over-cancer-risks/36788</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtonic Infuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft product has been a subject of controversy since roughly 2008, but this past fall, concerns about the bone growth product deepened when a prominent spine researcher revealed that Infuse may pose a higher cancer risk &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-controversies-include-questions-over-cancer-risks/36788">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Victim of Failed DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Files Lawsuit in Northern Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/victim-of-failed-depuy-pinnacle-hip-implant-files-lawsuit-in-northern-ireland/36713</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Northern Ireland man has become the first in his country to file a lawsuit against DePuy Orthopaedics after he received a defective Pinnacle all-metal hip implant. According to The Belfast Telegraph, Austin Willis recently filed his claim against the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/victim-of-failed-depuy-pinnacle-hip-implant-files-lawsuit-in-northern-ireland/36713">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Effort to Defend Riata Leads Draws Criticism from Medical Community</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-effort-to-defend-riata-leads-draws-criticism-from-medical-community/36707</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riata Defibrillator Lead Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the recent controversy surrounding St. Jude Medical&#8217;s Riata and Riata ST defibrillator leads, the company has engaged in an unprecedented &#8211; some say scorched-earth &#8211; effort to protect the reputation of its products. Dr. Edward Schloss, a &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-effort-to-defend-riata-leads-draws-criticism-from-medical-community/36707">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Scandals Include Falsified Study Involving Wounded Soldiers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-bone-graft-scandals-include-falsified-study-involving-wounded-soldiers/36698</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft product has been embroiled in controversy for several years now. This past year alone, several studies have called into question the safety of Infuse, and raised serious concerns about the way Medtronic Infuse side effects &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-bone-graft-scandals-include-falsified-study-involving-wounded-soldiers/36698">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Rhythm Journal Rejects St. Jude Request to Retract Riata Lead Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/heart-rhythm-journal-rejects-st-jude-request-to-retract-riata-lead-study/36677</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Riata Lead Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The journal Heart Rhythm will not retract a study published last month that linked St. Jude Medical&#8217;s Riata and Riata ST defibrillator leads to 22 deaths that were the result of high-voltage failures of the leads. St. Jude, which had &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/heart-rhythm-journal-rejects-st-jude-request-to-retract-riata-lead-study/36677">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Claims da Vinci Surgical Robot Design Flaws, Poor Surgeon Training, Caused Woman’s Death after Hysterectomy</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/lawsuit-claims-da-vinci-surgical-robot-design-flaws-poor-surgeon-training-caused-womans-death-after-hysterectomy/36667</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A New York father has alleged in federal lawsuit that his daughter died as a result of design flaws that plague the da Vinci Surgical Robot. According to his complaint, Intuitive Surgical&#8217;s failure to properly train surgeons to use the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/lawsuit-claims-da-vinci-surgical-robot-design-flaws-poor-surgeon-training-caused-womans-death-after-hysterectomy/36667">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Under Pressure to Improve Oversight of Cardiac Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-under-pressure-to-improve-oversight-of-cardiac-devices/36653</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA Medical Device Oversight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The defects of cardiac defibrillator leads &#8211; like those of the St. Jude Riata line of products or Medtronic’s Sprint Fidelis or Quattro &#8211; have pushed doctors who rely on these products’ safety to question the method by which they &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-under-pressure-to-improve-oversight-of-cardiac-devices/36653">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Advisory Meeting Could Lead to Stricter Regulation, Boost Plaintiffs&#8217; Lawsuit Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-advisory-meeting-could-lead-to-stricter-regulation-boost-plaintiffs-lawsuit-claims/36645</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month&#8217;s announcement by the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) that it would convene a panel of outside medical experts to evaluate the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants may signal that the agency is preparing to subject the controversial &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-advisory-meeting-could-lead-to-stricter-regulation-boost-plaintiffs-lawsuit-claims/36645">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Claims Analysis Confirms Recent Findings on St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Death Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-claims-analysis-confirms-recent-findings-on-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-death-rates/36641</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Riata Lead Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. is backing findings of a study that raised serious safety concerns about Riata and Riata ST defibrillator leads made by rival, St. Jude Medical Inc. The study, conducted by Dr. Robert Hauser and published in the journal Heart &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-claims-analysis-confirms-recent-findings-on-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-death-rates/36641">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Finds No Cancer Risk at 7 Years Post-Op, But Longer Follow-up Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-finds-no-cancer-risk-at-7-years-post-op-but-longer-follow-up-needed/36630</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study on the potential dangerous effects of metal-on-metal hip implants downplays the risk of cancer posed by these dangerous medical devices. Researchers at the U.K.’s University of Bristol examined the negative effects of metal surfaced hip implants after &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-finds-no-cancer-risk-at-7-years-post-op-but-longer-follow-up-needed/36630">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude Claims Study on Alleged Riata Lead Deaths is Biased and Inaccurate</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-claims-study-on-alleged-riata-lead-deaths-is-biased-and-inaccurate/36622</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Riata Lead Defects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical wants the Heart Rhythm Journal to retract a study published last month that linked its Riata line of internal defibrillator leads to more 20 deaths. In a statement issued by St. Jude on Friday, the company asserted &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-claims-study-on-alleged-riata-lead-deaths-is-biased-and-inaccurate/36622">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude to Halt Sales of QuickSite and QuickFlex Defibrillator Leads Over Safety Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-to-halt-sales-of-quicksite-and-quickflex-defibrillator-leads-over-safety-concerns/36590</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillator Lead Defect]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude Medical Inc., a leading medical devices manufacturer, has stopped marketing two of its cardiac defibrillator leads after incidents of them malfunctioning were reported. Business Week reports St. Jude has stopped sales of its QuickSite and QuickFlex wires due &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-jude-to-halt-sales-of-quicksite-and-quickflex-defibrillator-leads-over-safety-concerns/36590">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Reposts Thoratec HeartMate II LVAS Class I Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-reposts-thoratec-heartmate-ii-lvas-class-i-recall/36584</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thoratec HeartMate II LVAS Recall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recall of Thoratec&#8217;s HeartMate II Left Ventricle Assist System (LVAS) that was first announced in February has been designated Class I, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) most serious type of recall. According to a report from The &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-reposts-thoratec-heartmate-ii-lvas-class-i-recall/36584">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Device Watchdog Issues Warning for Specific Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/uk-device-watchdog-issues-warning-for-specific-metal-on-metal-hip-implant/36535</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regulators in the U.K. have issued yet another metal-on-metal hip implant warning, this time for a specific brand of all-metal hip implant device. According to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), a total hip implant consisting of MITCH &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/uk-device-watchdog-issues-warning-for-specific-metal-on-metal-hip-implant/36535">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Agrees to Settle Infuse Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/medtronic-agrees-to-settle-infuse-shareholder-class-action-lawsuit/36501</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtonic Infuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic Inc. says it will shell out $85 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit stemming from its marketing of the controversial Infuse Bone Graft product. The lawsuit was filed in 2008 in Minneapolis federal court by institutional investors, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/medtronic-agrees-to-settle-infuse-shareholder-class-action-lawsuit/36501">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Asking Outside Experts for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-asking-outside-experts-for-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-advice/36478</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Concerned with the growing number of reports and studies linking metal-on-metal hip implants with serious health problems, including cobalt poisoning and metallosis, the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it would convene an advisory panel meeting in &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-asking-outside-experts-for-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-advice/36478">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U.K. Grandmothers Detail Biomet Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Misery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/u-k-grandmothers-detail-biomet-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-misery/36462</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two grandmothers in the U.K. recently detailed their problems with metal-on-metal hip implants made by Biomet, Inc. Both women say they began experiencing excruciating pain within a few years of receiving their Biomet metal-on-metal hip implants, and have had to &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/u-k-grandmothers-detail-biomet-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-misery/36462">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Fewer Deaths With Heart Bypass vs. Stents</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-finds-fewer-deaths-with-heart-bypass-vs-stents/36443</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another study has found that few deaths are associated with heart bypass surgery versus stent implantation. Stents are tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open arteries after doctors clear them of blockages. The new research, published in the New England &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-finds-fewer-deaths-with-heart-bypass-vs-stents/36443">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Reports Slams FDA Approval System that Allowed Sales of Transvaginal Mesh, Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/consumer-reports-slams-fda-approval-system-that-allowed-sales-of-transvaginal-mesh-metal-on-metal-hip-implants/36433</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal mesh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Reports is blasting the way the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) approves medical devices, citing recent problems with metal-on-metal hip implants and transvaginal mesh products as evidence of the agency&#8217;s inadequacy. As we&#8217;ve reported in the past, both &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/consumer-reports-slams-fda-approval-system-that-allowed-sales-of-transvaginal-mesh-metal-on-metal-hip-implants/36433">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Links St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Defects to 22 Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-links-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-defects-to-22-deaths/36429</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People implanted with St. Jude&#8217;s now-recalled Riata defibrillator lead wires face risks from electrical shorts caused by a number of problems with the wires, according to a new study. The study, which was presented Monday at the American College of &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-links-st-jude-riata-defibrillator-lead-defects-to-22-deaths/36429">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy ASR Hip Implant Revision Surgeries Performed on Nearly a Quarter of New Zealand Recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implant-revision-surgeries-performed-on-nearly-a-quarter-of-new-zealand-recipients/36410</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The worldwide reach of the DePuy ASR Hip Implant recall was highlighted this week by a report out of New Zealand regarding a spike there in the number of hip replacement patients who have had the faulty devices removed. According &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implant-revision-surgeries-performed-on-nearly-a-quarter-of-new-zealand-recipients/36410">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Advisors Recommend FDA Review Wingspan Brain Stent Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/advisors-recommend-fda-review-wingspan-brain-stent-approval/36386</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wingspan Brain Stent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of medical experts on a Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted on Friday to recommend that the agency reconsider its approval of the Wingspan Brain Stent. According to a Reuters report, most on the panel agreed &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/advisors-recommend-fda-review-wingspan-brain-stent-approval/36386">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Study Reports Elevated Metal Ion Levels Following Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-study-reports-elevated-metal-ion-levels-following-surgery/36380</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study involving metal-on-metal hip implants found that recipients of the devices exhibited high levels of metal ions in their blood in the years after surgery, compared to patients fitted with those made with a polyethylene liner. The study &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-study-reports-elevated-metal-ion-levels-following-surgery/36380">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thoratec Issues Warning for HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/thoratec-issues-warning-for-heartmate-ii-left-ventricular-assist-systems/36372</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thoratec Corporation has initiated a voluntary worldwide medical device correction notification for its HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Systems (LVAS), following reports of the sealed outflow graft bend relief not being properly connected to the HeartMate II LVAS. The bend &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/thoratec-issues-warning-for-heartmate-ii-left-ventricular-assist-systems/36372">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Report Questions Safety, Efficacy of Wingspan Brain Stent</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-report-questions-safety-efficacy-of-wingspan-brain-stent/36366</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wingspan Brain Stent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Wingspan Brain Stent marketed by Stryker Corp. may be doing more harm than good, so says a report authored by U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) staff. According to the FDA report, the controversial Wingspan Stent was no better &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-report-questions-safety-efficacy-of-wingspan-brain-stent/36366">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy Decided to Phase Out ASR Hip Implant Sales, Sell Off Inventory Following FDA Safety Data Request</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-decided-to-phase-out-asr-hip-implant-sales-sell-off-inventory-following-fda-safety-data-request/36353</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The timing of DePuy Orthopaedics&#8217; 2009 decision to phase-out its now-recalled ASR hip implant devices has come under suspicion. According to a report published in The New York Times, the decision on the DePuy ASR hip implant phase out was &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-decided-to-phase-out-asr-hip-implant-sales-sell-off-inventory-following-fda-safety-data-request/36353">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Law Firm Files 13 Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant Component Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-13-zimmer-nexgen-knee-implant-component-lawsuits/36338</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-13-zimmer-nexgen-knee-implant-component-lawsuits/36338#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex knee implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A national law firm has filed more than a dozen lawsuits against Zimmer Orthopaedics alleging various components in its NexGen Knee Implant line caused serious injuries, some resulting in the need for revision surgery. The Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant components &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-13-zimmer-nexgen-knee-implant-component-lawsuits/36338">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gynecare Prolift Transvaginal Mesh Device Sold for Two Years Before Johnson &amp; Johnson Applied for FDA Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/gynecare-prolift-transvaginal-mesh-device-sold-for-two-years-before-johnson-johnson-applied-for-fda-approval/36332</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal mesh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Johnson &#038; Johnson&#8217;s Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh device was apparently on the U.S. market for two years before the company applied for regulatory approval of the product. According to a report from Bloomberg News, the Gynecare Prolift product was brought &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/gynecare-prolift-transvaginal-mesh-device-sold-for-two-years-before-johnson-johnson-applied-for-fda-approval/36332">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>200 Irish Patients Plan DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/200-irish-patients-plan-depuy-asr-hip-implant-lawsuit/36327</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[About 200 Irish patients who received a recalled DePuy ASR hip implant are planning to file a lawsuit against DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent, Johnson &#038; Johnson. The group&#8217;s lawyer told thejournal.ie that the plaintiffs planning the suit all received &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/200-irish-patients-plan-depuy-asr-hip-implant-lawsuit/36327">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Whistleblower Claims to Have Raised Warning Flag 15 Years Ago</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-whistleblower-claims-to-have-raised-warning-flag-15-years-ago/36297</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An unnamed whistleblower who says they are a biomedical engineer has made the stunning claim that, a decade and a half ago, he or she raised serious concerns about the dangers posed by metal-on-metal hip implants. According to a column &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-whistleblower-claims-to-have-raised-warning-flag-15-years-ago/36297">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wright Conserve Hip Replacement Lawsuits Consolidated in Newest Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Litigation</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/wright-conserve-hip-replacement-lawsuits-consolidated-in-newest-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-litigation/36275</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lawsuits involving Wright Conserve metal-on-metal hip implant devices have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The Wright Conserve hip implant lawsuit MDL is the third to be established &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/wright-conserve-hip-replacement-lawsuits-consolidated-in-newest-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-litigation/36275">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Destroyed Muscle, Led to Metallosis</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/depuy-asr-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-destroyed-muscle-led-to-metallosis/36246</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2009, Suzy Mansfield, then 57-years-old, seemed like a perfect candidate for a metal-on-metal hip implant. Mansfield&#8217;s doctor had recommended an all-metal hip replacement for the active Massachusetts woman, who according to the makers of the devices, was exactly the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/depuy-asr-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-destroyed-muscle-led-to-metallosis/36246">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic EnTrust Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Recalled In U.K.</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/medtronic-entrust-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators-recalled-in-u-k/36239</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/medtronic-entrust-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators-recalled-in-u-k/36239#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic EnTrust Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) have been recalled in the U.K., the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) just announced. Medtronic issued a Field Safety Notice addressing this issue on March 6, 2012. A risk of loss of &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/product-recalls/medtronic-entrust-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators-recalled-in-u-k/36239">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Medtronic Shareholders Head to Court in Lawsuit Over Infuse Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/more-medtronic-shareholders-head-to-court-in-lawsuit-over-infuse-marketing/36225</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtonic Infuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another group of Medtronic Inc. shareholders has filed a lawsuit over the way the company marketed its Infuse bone growth product. According to a report from Mass Device, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit accuse the company&#8217;s offices and directors of &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/more-medtronic-shareholders-head-to-court-in-lawsuit-over-infuse-marketing/36225">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Losing Favor Among Doctors</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implants-losing-favor-among-doctors/36207</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implants-losing-favor-among-doctors/36207#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As bad news about the safety of metal-on-metal hip implants continues to mount, it appears that more and more health care providers are deciding not to use the controversial devices. According to a report from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Minnesota&#8217;s renowned &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implants-losing-favor-among-doctors/36207">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Class I Recall For Acclarent Inspira AIR Balloon Dilation System</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/class-i-recall-for-acclarent-inspira-air-balloon-dilation-system/36196</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/class-i-recall-for-acclarent-inspira-air-balloon-dilation-system/36196#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Class I recall has been implemented for the Acclarent Inspira AIR Balloon Dilation System, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), just announced. A Class I recall is the agency’s most serious and involves a product, that when used, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/class-i-recall-for-acclarent-inspira-air-balloon-dilation-system/36196">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Caused Misery for Welsh Grandfather</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-caused-misery-for-welsh-grandfather/36188</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bernard James, a grandfather living in Wales, recently came forward to detail his gruesome experience with a failed metal-on-metal hip implant. According to a report from Wales Online, James went into the hospital to be treated for what was thought &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implant-caused-misery-for-welsh-grandfather/36188">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lancet Study Finds Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Twice as Likely to Fail, Calls for Ban on Devices</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lancet-study-finds-metal-on-metal-hip-implants-twice-as-likely-to-fail-calls-for-ban-on-devices/36142</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another study has confirmed that metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to fail compared to other types of hip replacement devices. The Lancet Study is being called the most comprehensive to date, according to a Reuters report. Researchers at the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lancet-study-finds-metal-on-metal-hip-implants-twice-as-likely-to-fail-calls-for-ban-on-devices/36142">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>St. Jude&#8217;s Faulty Riata Leads Leave Patients with Difficult Options</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-judes-faulty-riata-leads-leave-patients-with-difficult-options/36132</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[St. Jude’s defective Riata defibrillator leads, which were recalled last year over possible risks of injury or death, are leaving patients with difficult options. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled the St. Jude Medical’s Riata defibrillator in December, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/st-judes-faulty-riata-leads-leave-patients-with-difficult-options/36132">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Law Firm Files Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuits in Three Federal Jurisdictions</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-transvaginal-mesh-injury-lawsuits-in-three-federal-jurisdictions/36099</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transvaginal mesh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A national law firm has filed three lawsuits on behalf of women who were allegedly injured by transvaginal mesh devices manufactured by American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific Corp. and Ethicon, Inc. According to a statement issued by Parker Waichman LLP, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/national-law-firm-files-transvaginal-mesh-injury-lawsuits-in-three-federal-jurisdictions/36099">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Claim Illegal Tests of Synthes Norian XR Bone Cement Caused Death of Two Elderly Women</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/pharmaceuticals/lawsuit-claim-illegal-tests-of-synthes-norian-xr-bone-cement-caused-death-of-two-elderly-women/36079</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The families of two people who died during clinical trials for a bone cement that was being tested for spinal surgery by Synthes Inc. have filed a lawsuit against the Swiss device maker and some of its executives. The lawsuit, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/pharmaceuticals/lawsuit-claim-illegal-tests-of-synthes-norian-xr-bone-cement-caused-death-of-two-elderly-women/36079">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Questions Safety, Effectiveness Of Total Knee Replacement</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-questions-safety-effectiveness-of-total-knee-replacement/36061</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-questions-safety-effectiveness-of-total-knee-replacement/36061#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zimmer NexGen LPS femoral component]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another study questions the safety and efficacy of total knee replacements. Researchers say that additional data is needed on not just the devices’ safety and efficacy, but on patient satisfaction, as well. Total knee replacement surgery involves complete replacement of &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-questions-safety-effectiveness-of-total-knee-replacement/36061">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Synthes Inc. Warned over Handling of Medical Device Complaints</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/synthes-inc-warned-over-handling-of-medical-device-complaints/36059</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/synthes-inc-warned-over-handling-of-medical-device-complaints/36059#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medical device maker Synthes Inc. has been officially warned by federal regulators over procedures by which it receives complaints on defective medical devices. The West Chester, Pa., company has just over two weeks to correct those issues and report how &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/synthes-inc-warned-over-handling-of-medical-device-complaints/36059">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cardiac Science Corporation Issues Class I Recall for  External Defibrillators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/cardiac-science-corporation-issues-class-i-recall-for-external-defibrillators/36020</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of eternal defibrillators have been recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced in what it has deemed a Class I recall. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/cardiac-science-corporation-issues-class-i-recall-for-external-defibrillators/36020">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee over Alleged Zimmer NexGen LPS Femoral Component Injury</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuit-filed-in-tennessee-over-alleged-zimmer-nexgen-lps-femoral-component-injury/35981</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuit-filed-in-tennessee-over-alleged-zimmer-nexgen-lps-femoral-component-injury/35981#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zimmer NexGen MIS Tibial Components]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another component in Zimmer&#8217;s NexGen knee replacement line has been named in a personal injury lawsuit. Earlier this month, a woman from Tennessee filed a federal complaint alleging she suffered serious bodily injury and harm following total knee Arthroplasty with &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/lawsuit-filed-in-tennessee-over-alleged-zimmer-nexgen-lps-femoral-component-injury/35981">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Raised Metal Ion Concerns in 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-depuy-pinnacle-hip-implant-raised-metal-ion-concerns-in-2008/35969</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) that raised serious concerns about the safety metal-on-metal hip implants contained some very interesting information about an all-metal version of DePuy Orthopaedic&#8217;s Pinnacle implant system. It seems there was evidence that the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-depuy-pinnacle-hip-implant-raised-metal-ion-concerns-in-2008/35969">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Endangering Thousands, Thanks to Lax Regulation in U.S. and Abroad</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implants-endangering-thousands-thanks-to-lax-regulation-in-u-s-and-abroad/35936</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) is raising troubling questions about way regulators in the U.S. and abroad responded to mounting evidence of the health risks posed by metal-on-metal hip implants. According to the investigative report, which &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/metal-on-metal-hip-implants-endangering-thousands-thanks-to-lax-regulation-in-u-s-and-abroad/35936">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prior to Hip Implant Recall, DePuy Discussed FDA  Concerns</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/prior-to-hip-implant-recall-depuy-discussed-fda-concerns/35927</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lillian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, DePuy Orthopaedics has experienced several setbacks concerning their artificial hip implants. The company, which is a subsidiary of Johnson &#038; Johnson, had recalled two of their products in September 2010 due to a high rate &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/prior-to-hip-implant-recall-depuy-discussed-fda-concerns/35927">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Heart Stents May Be Overused</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-finds-heart-stents-may-be-overused/35925</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has found that heart stents may be overused in the United States, specifically on patients diagnosed with stable heart disease. A review of eight large clinical trials revealed that opening narrowed arteries with stents did not provided &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/study-finds-heart-stents-may-be-overused/35925">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Official Says Agency Needs More Authority on Medical Device Approvals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should have the ability to reject a prospective medical device if its manufacturer attempts to get it approved based on the notion it is the same as a previous device. A number of the &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-official-says-agency-needs-more-authority-on-medical-device-approvals/35920">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Recipients Need Annual Blood Checks For Life of Device, British Regulators Say</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/some-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-recipients-need-annual-blood-checks-for-life-of-device-british-regulators-say/35911</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid fears toxic metal-on-metal hip implants could be endangering the health of tens of thousands of people, British health regulators said yesterday that certain patients should undergo annual blood checks for as long as they have their all-metal devices to &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/some-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-recipients-need-annual-blood-checks-for-life-of-device-british-regulators-say/35911">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Infuse May Cause Retrograde Ejaculation, Infertility in Men</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-may-cause-retrograde-ejaculation-infertility-in-men/35891</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A study released last spring linked Medtronic Inc.&#8217;s Infuse bone growth protein to male sterility that, in some cases, may be permanent. The study, conducted by frequent Infuse critic, Dr. Eugene Carragee, found that 7.2 percent of the men he &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-may-cause-retrograde-ejaculation-infertility-in-men/35891">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Class I Recall Announced for Pediatric Hospital Beds</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/class-i-recall-announced-for-pediatric-hospital-beds/35879</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Class I recall has been announced for Nemschoff Chairs Perinatal Pediatric Hospital Beds (Bassinet) over risk of patient injury, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. A Class I recall is the agency’s most serious and indicates &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/legal-news/class-i-recall-announced-for-pediatric-hospital-beds/35879">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic  Spine Sales Still Steadily Dropping in Wake of Infuse Controversies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-spine-sales-still-steadily-dropping-in-wake-of-infuse-controversies/35815</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lillian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtonic Infuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medtronic, Inc., sales have continued to decline after months of skepticism surrounding some of their products and practices. The company is experiencing a particularly bad quarter with regards to implantable heart defibrillators and spine products, which are two of their &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-spine-sales-still-steadily-dropping-in-wake-of-infuse-controversies/35815">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy Email Indicates Executives Discussed ASR Hip Resurfacing System Failures Year Before Worldwide Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-email-indicates-executives-discussed-asr-hip-resurfacing-system-failures-year-before-worldwide-recall/35804</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A year before it issued a worldwide recall for the ASR Hip Resurfacing System and the ASR Acetabular Hip Implant System, DePuy Orthopaedics heard from the U.S. Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA) that the resurfacing device failed prematurely in “significant” &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-email-indicates-executives-discussed-asr-hip-resurfacing-system-failures-year-before-worldwide-recall/35804">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Sales Continue to Sink</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-bone-graft-sales-continue-to-sink/35778</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic Infuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Medtronic&#8217;s Infuse Bone Graft troubles are still impacting the medical device maker&#8217;s bottom line. Though Medtronic reported a small increase in its third quarter earnings today, its spine business was down 9%, thanks in large part to &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/medtronic-infuse-bone-graft-sales-continue-to-sink/35778">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Warns Of Serious Injuries Caused By Spinbrush Toothbrush</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-warns-of-serious-injuries-caused-by-spinbrush-toothbrush/35734</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a warning about serious injuries caused by the popular Spinbrush toothbrushes. The battery-powered device is constructed with a motorized handle that provides movement to a brush head for the removal of &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/fda-warns-of-serious-injuries-caused-by-spinbrush-toothbrush/35734">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Planned by Dozens of Irish Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implant-lawsuit-planned-by-dozens-of-irish-patients/35730</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A group of as many as 60 people in Ireland is preparing to file suit against DePuy Orthopaedics over its recalled ASR Hip Implants. According to a report from the Irish Examiner, per million population, surgeons in Ireland fitted more &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/depuy-asr-hip-implant-lawsuit-planned-by-dozens-of-irish-patients/35730">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Weak Device Monitoring Blamed for Tardy St. Jude Riata Lead Recall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/weak-device-monitoring-blamed-for-tardy-st-jude-riata-lead-recall/35717</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defective Medical Devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Jude Defibrillators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the problems caused by St. Jude Medical Riata implanted defibrillator leads could have been prevented if more initiative had been taken to monitor its safety track record in patients. According to a Bloomberg report citing a recent study &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/weak-device-monitoring-blamed-for-tardy-st-jude-riata-lead-recall/35717">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Should Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Patients Undergo Revision Surgery?</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/when-should-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-patients-undergo-revision-surgery/35709</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depuy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Hip Implants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There appears to be little consensus in the medical community regarding the treatment of patients with defective metal-on-metal hip implants. According to a number of presentations made at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons&#8217; (AAOS) annual meeting earlier this month, &#8230; <a href="http://www.newsinferno.com/defective-medical-devices/when-should-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-patients-undergo-revision-surgery/35709">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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