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Stryker Trident Hip Implant Problems: Class Action Lawsuit on the Way
Medical device maker Stryker said last week that it will voluntarily recall the hip implant surgery products Trident PSL and Hemispherical Acetabular Cups. This recall comes on the heels of a warning from the FDA to fix a host of long-standing problems, primarily the failure to function and poor fixation with its hip implant components and in its manufacturing of hip replacement parts...

New form: request for validation letter
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a debtor has 30 days after the first written communication from a debt collector to request validation of the debt. This form letter is a convenient form for requesting validation of the debt (PDF link)...

US Patent 7341756 - Metal/bone integration using hydroxyapatite nanoparticles
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7341756.htmlMedical implants often fail because of failure to integrate artificial components with natural bone. This patent teaches using nanoparticles based on an inorganic mineral found in bone as a fusing agent...

Zimmer Hip Cup Recall
Zimmer Holdings, the largest producer of orthopedic devices in the United States, recently halted sales of a hip replacement implant which has been failing in unacceptably high numbers...

Surgical Implant/Ethical Bypass: The Story of Dr. Chan
The Insider has often speculated about the thought process of medical providers, so we are very interested in case of Dr. Patrick Chan, a neurosurgeon working out of Searcy, Arkansas...

Increase In Birth Defect Risk May Be Linked to Topamax
Topamax, an epilepsy and migraine drug, may increase the risk of birth defects in children. A small study appears to point to an association between birth defects and Topamax, when the drug was used by epilepsy patients during pregnancy...