US Consumuer Product Safety Commission on Gel Fuels, Firepots, Tiki Torches, & Similar Products Serious, sometimes fatal, burns have occurred during use of various gel fuels used in fire pots, tiki torches, and similar items. GPW’s personal injury attorneys are investigating several such injuries and deaths. This press statement on gel fuels and other illuminating fuels was […]
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix: Agency requests that manufacturer add new safety warnings for smoking cessation drug
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Chantix: Agency requests that manufacturer add new safety warnings for smoking cessation drug he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a Public Health Advisory to alert health care providers, patients, and caregivers to new safety warnings concerning Chantix (varenicline), a prescription medication used to help patients stop […]
Defribrillator leads recall: Sprint Fidelis lead fractures
Distribution of two types of defibrillators, Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillators (CRT-Ds), is being suspended by Medtronic as a result of lead fractures. If a lead fractures, defibrillators may deliver unnecessary shocks or may not function at all. Issues with the leads was first noted in March and physicians were notified. Data […]
FDA: Statement on Medtronic’s Voluntary Market Suspension of Their Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads
FDA: Statement on Medtronic’s Voluntary Market Suspension of Their Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads Statement by Daniel Schultz, M.D., director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Medtronic’s decision to voluntarily remove its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads from the market is in the best interest of patient safety. These electronic wires are prone to fracture […]
Defect in Sprint Fidelis Defibrillation Leads; Medtronic Halts Distribution
Defect in Sprint Fidelis Defibrillation Leads; Medtronic Halts Distribution On Monday, October 15, Medtronic, Inc. said voluntarily suspended worldwide distribution of the Sprint Fidelis® family of defibrillation leads because of the potential for lead fractures. In addition, the company recommends against new implants of the leads (Sprint Fidelis Models: 6930, 6931, 6948, 6949). The Sprint […]
Serious Eye Infections Prompt Bausch & Lomb To Withdraw ReNu MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution From Market
Serious Eye Infections Prompt Bausch & Lomb To Withdraw ReNu MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution From Market Damage May Require Corneal Transplant Patients who wear soft contact lenses should be aware of an increasing number of reports of rare but serious fungal eye infection that can cause permanent blindness. The infection, Fusarium keratitis, has been reported […]
FDA Updates Regarding Voluntary Market Withdrawal of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution
FDA Updates Regarding Voluntary Market Withdrawal of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution Update on Serious Eye Infections Associated with Soft Contact Lens Use and Contact Lens Solution May 5, 2006. As reported in the MMWR, patients with confirmed cases of Fusarium keratitis have reported using various contact lens cleaning solutions including various types of ReNu […]
Lilly and Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Enter Into an Agreement in Principle to Settle Majority of Zyprexa® Product Liability Litigation
Bausch & Lomb Asks Retailers to Remove U.S.-Manufactured ReNu® with MoistureLoc® from Shelves Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) today asked U.S. retailers to remove ReNu® with MoistureLoc® from their shelves temporarily, and recommended that consumers switch to another lens care solution for the time being, until the investigation of reports of fungal keratitis infections among contact […]