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Complaints by medical doctors have caused Zimmer Holdings to suspend sales of its artificial hip. Zimmer Holdings is the nation's largest maker of orthopedic devices. According to reports, various physicians have complained that the defective medical device, a hip socket known as the Duron cup, was not performing necessitating patients to undergo hip replacement surgery.

Zimmer claims that the medical device is not defective. However, some seasoned surgeons have found it difficult to implant calling into serious question whether the Zimmer artificial hip has a defective design. Even more troubling is data from interviews that suggests that hundreds of patients may need hip replacement surgery in coming years.

If you or a loved one has been injured or experienced an infection from a Zimmer Artificial Hip and you need 24/7 info or assistance, I would invite you to please visit my websites, www.samlevine.com or www.atlantinjurylawyer.net or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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The family of a man killed by a Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, made by Davol, has undertaken to warn others about the dangers of the defective medical device.

Aaron Menendez experienced a serious infection that led to his death this past September two years after the Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch had been surgically implanted. The defective product was actually recalled a short time after the implantation. Subsequent autopsy following Menendez' death confirmed that the defective Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch was the exact cause of death.

A wrongful death lawsuit is sure to follow.

If you or a loved one has been severely injured or killed by a Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, I would invite you to visit my website www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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In the wake of injuries to two people, Johnson & Johnson has recalled defective balloon catheters utilized by surgeons during angioplasties. The injuries occurred because the balloons did not deflate as they should have and therefore, they have been recalled as a Class 1 Recall, which is the highest level of recall. What this means is that there is a fair likelihood that use of this defective medical device could lead to serious complications, like injury or death.

The real danger of the defective Cordis Balloon Catheters is that they have a tendency to slowly deflate when they are inserted into an artery during the angioplasty procedure. The obvious complication is that the use of this defective medical device this could lead to a partial or total blockage of the artery causing a heart attack.

In mid January 2008, Johnson & Johnson sent customers in the United States a letter about the recall with a directive to consult with their respective doctors.

If you or a loved one has been injured by this or any other defective product, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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As you may recall, a series of lawsuits related to injuries caused by defectively designed ObTape Vaginal Slings were filed by numerous women in the Atlanta, Georgia area back in November of 2007. The defective medical device is made by Mentor, Inc. and was designed and marketed to help women manage incontinence and maintain bladder control. This defective medical device has caused numerous women a multitude of problems and complications, which has led to a flurry of lawsuits across the county as recently as late January 2008.

As a direct result of the use of the Mentor ObTape Vaginal Sling, women are suffering from erosions of the vaginal wall and the urethra. This is causing women severe pain and is necessitating women have to have multiple surgeries to treat these conditions. Another complication that women are experiencing is that the device is cutting into the vaginal wall.

In the lawsuits, in addition to the Plaintiff's alleging that the Vaginal Sling is defectively designed, it is also alleged that the mesh on the sling came apart and that parts of the mesh material that make up the sling became embedded in the vaginal wall, causing women to experience pain, infections and bloody discharges, among other things. These women are now faced with having to have the defective vaginal sling surgically removed, which is by all accounts, considered a complex and lengthy procedure.

Women across the Atlanta, Georgia area and the rest of the county were hoping that the vaginal sling made by Mentor, Inc. would help them with their bladder and incontinence issues, but instead the mere presence of this defective medical device has lead to a plethora of medical problems and in turn to serious litigation.

If you or a loved one has been affected by this or any other defective medical device, I would invite you to visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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Thousands of patients who have defective Medtronic medical devices with bad lead wires are opting to speak to attorneys before taking the plunge and having surgery. The invasive procedure involves either repairing the defective lead wires or replacing the device all together that is a primary part of the defibrillator.

The troubling scenario that all of these patients are facing is the potential for the lead wires to fracture and cause cardiac arrest and if the patients do decide to have the defective medical device replaced, they could also die from surgical complications. This is a serious predicament and these patients are relying upon lawyers to give them sound advice on how to approach the matter from a legal perspective.

My office handles these types of matters involving the defective Medtronic medical device. I would invite you visit my website, www.samlevine.com or contact my law office, Sam Levine, Attorney at Law.

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