Medical Device Defects

There has been a significant increase in injuries caused by defective or dangerous medical devices. Injuries can be caused by manufacturing defects, design defects, or errors in marketing the medical device. These claims have arisen from such devices as hip implants, hernia mesh, transvaginal mesh, contraceptive devices, heart stents and defibrillators. Listed below are the types of defects that can occur.

Manufacturing Defects This is an error in the production of the specific medical device not otherwise present in the product line which may cause problems to the patient.

Design Defects The entire product line is inherently defective and created foreseeable risk of injury to the patient. The manufacturer may have failed to anticipate the device breaking down overtime or failed to adopt a reasonable design alternative.

Marketing Defects This occurs when a manufacturer fails to properly instruct or to provided appropriate warnings regarding the dangers of the device.

Pursuing a Defective Medical Device Claim

Defective medical devices usually harm at least one person but many individuals may also be harmed. There are multiple avenues to attempt to obtain a financial recovery. Each matter must be closely evaluated to select the best path. From an efficiency and cost respect, multiple individuals may band together and initiate a class action suit. On occasion class action suits have already been initiated and an injured individual may join in the matter.