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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

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