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The Role of the FDA in the Exactech Recall: A Critical Analysis

Exactech has issued multiple recalls for its implantable joint replacement devices over the past few years. While Exactech has largely issued these recalls voluntarily, it has done so at the request—and with the oversight—of...more

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Lessons Learned from the Exactech Recall: How We Can Improve Medical Device Safety in the Future

In response to scrutiny from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Exactech has recalled hundreds of thousands of defective medical implant devices sold between 2004 and 2021. Despite these recalls—which began in...more

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Alternatives to the Exactech: Exploring Other Surgical Tools and Techniques

Over the past couple of decades, hundreds of thousands of patients in the United States have received defective medical implants manufactured by Exactech. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified...more

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The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 18, No. 1

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Robins Kaplan Secures Historic $12.2 Million Settlement in a Section 1983 Jail Deliberate Indifference Case - Scott County Jail officials failed to report detained man’s injuries and allowed video evidence to be deleted. ...more

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Why Was Zantac (Ranitidine) Recalled by the FDA?

It was no April Fool’s Day joke when the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release requiring the recall of every single ranitidine drug on the market. Ranitidine, commonly known as Zantac, an...more

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Telemedicine Platform Recalled Over Failure to Obtain Pre-Market Clearance or Approval from FDA

On August 8, 2019, FDA issued a notice on its medical device recall database stating that a company called Opternative, Inc. had initiated a recall for the Visibly Online Refractive Vision Test, a software application offered...more

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Check Your Medicine Cabinet: FDA Announces Voluntary Recall for Over-the-Counter CVS Nasal Mist Due to Microbiological...

For the 26.9 million sufferers of sinus pain and pressure, nasal sprays are one of the most recommended and effective methods of relief. But one product, labeled as a CVS brand nasal mist, is being pulled off the shelves....more

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Recalled Brainlab Digital Neurosurgery Device Could Pose Serious Injury, Death to Patients

A medical device created by Brainlab and marketed as easy-to-use, intuitive, precise and tailored to surgeons’ needs has been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Cranial-navigation systems sold by...more

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