Three medical device executives are going to prison for the death of three patients who were subjected to an experimental bone cement they produced. Three former executives of West Chester, Pa-based Synthes, North American president Michael Huggins, 54, and former executive VP Thomas Higgins, 55, each received a nine month sentence in federal prison. They
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NOVEMBER 22, 2011-When a defective product has harmed so many people and cost so many lives, the settlement numbers are huge too. Now the U.S. Justice Department says it has settled its civil case with Merck, the pharmaceutical giant that aggressively marketed Vioxx (Rofecoxib) making it a blockbuster drug. Share this:

NOVEMBER 14, 2011 – Former Saturday Night Live comedian turned U.S. Senator, Al Franken represents Minnesota and with Minneapolis a hub of the medical device industry, he is doing all he can for his constituents. Share this:

NOVEMBER 12, 2011 – Fridley, Minnesota is home to Medtronic, the largest medical device company, and an article in the Star Tribune, November 12, Saturday, asks Did Medtronic sell an unsafe product?  (here) Share this:

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) shook the public and the medical establishment in 1999, with its landmark study “To Err Is Human” (summary here) that revealed 98,000 preventable hospital medical errors occur every year in the U.S.  Share this:

According to a report issued today, November 7,  by Millennium Research Group (MRG), the market for pelvic floor reconstruction vaginal slings is predicted to decline significantly. Share this:

This story published in The Guardian really makes you wonder whether or not female genitalia is synonymous with pure cash. At a five-star golf resort outside Tucson Arizona, reporter Marie Myung- Ok Lee creates the picture of the one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures, improving female private parts. Share this:

Lawyers & Settlements reports more than 600 lawsuits have been filed against two of the largest synthetic surgical mesh manufacturers – Johnson & Johnson and C.R. Bard Inc. The Avaulta litigation was consolidated as part of multi-district litigation (MDL) in October 2010 in the Southern district of West Virginia in US District Court. Bard representatives
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Business Week reports on The Next Medical Device Controversy: Vaginal Mesh Marci Sutin Levin, a 65-year-old New York marketing executive says she can’t sleep, work, or have sex because of endless pain she’s experienced ever since she had surgical mesh implanted in 2007. Hers is one of 600 lawsuits that have been filed against mesh
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The Push from Venture Capital Investors Venture capital investors are keeping a close eye on the FDA, especially since the way it approves medical devices may be changing. Not only are they watching, they are involved in pushing for reforms. The Medical Innovation and Competitiveness Coalition (MedIC) is one of two organizations along with the
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