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Genesis II Knee System - non-porous tibial baseplate (used in knee replacements)
Australian Government, Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Hazard alert - potential for implant failure due to poor fixation
Last modified: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:53:58 BST
Bloomberg "J&J to Pay As Much As $420 Million More in ASR Hip Accord"
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay as much as $420 million more to resolve lawsuits over recalled hip implants that were excluded in 2013 from a $2.5 billion settlement of claims
Last modified: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:50:55 GMT
Hazard alert from TGA Australia: "Biomet M2a metal-on-metal total hip implants"
Hazard alert - higher than expected revision rate
Last modified: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:32:20 GMT
Knee Replacement Device Unapproved, but Used in Surgery
A firm sold 18,000 knee-replacement tools before the government called a halt.
Last modified: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:08:31 GMT
Johnson & Johnson Will Make Clinical Data Available to Outside Researchers
New York Times: The health care giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to make detailed clinical trial data on its medical devices and diagnostic tests available to outside researchers through a collaboration with Yale University.
Last modified: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:41:56 GMT
From Irish Times "Court ruling may halt dozens of hip implant cases"
Dozens of cases being taken against the manufacturers of allegedly defective hip replacements may be struck out following a ruling by the High Court.
Last modified: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 10:56:48 GMT
Affinis Fracture ceramic head (used in shoulder replacements)
From TGA Australia "Affinis Fracture ceramic head (used in some shoulder replacements)" hazard alert
Last modified: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:38:52 GMT
FDA outlines UDI implementation plans for 2015
The FDA outlined its 2015 plans for Unique Device Identification. Article by Fierce Medical Devices.
Last modified: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:20:08 GMT
FDA delays UDI labelling requirements
FDA delays UDI labelling requirements by two years for some orthopaedic devices (article by Fierce Medical Devices)
Last modified: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:15:45 GMT
Think Twice Before Choosing Knee Replacement
From the New York Times Magazine discussing the want versus the need for knee replacement surgery
Last modified: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:09:45 GMT