Two of the most common implant surgeries today are breast implants and heart defibrillators. Breast implant surgery has become one of the more popular types of reconstructive and body augmentation surgery. Two types of implant devices are used, silicone breast implants and saline breast implants. Silicone breast implants have been suspected of causing cancer, autoimmune disorders and other ailments since the late 1980s. Many women complain of chronic headaches and fatigue, pain in muscles and joints, rashes and hair loss that they claim are caused by silicone breast implants. In several high profile lawsuits, silicone implant manufacturers like Dow Corning were accused of marketing the breast implants with knowledge of these injuries. The FDA has since restricted the use of silicone implants. If you were recipient of a Dow Implant but have not received a settlement, contact the skilled Cincinnati medical malpractice attorneys of O'Connor Acciani & Levy Co., LPA as soon as possible. Call us toll free at (877) 288-3241 for a FREE evaluation of your case by an experienced personal injury attorney.
Guidant Heart Defibrillators
On April 12, 2007, heart defibrillator manufacturer Guidant, in conjunction with the FDA issued a Class I (urgent) defibrillator recall due to faulty capacitors draining defibrillator batteries. This recall affects about 73,000 devices and includes the following models:- Guidant Prizm 2 DR
- Guidant Contak Renewal and Contak Renewal 2
- Guidant Ventak Prizm AVT
- Guidant Vitality AVT
- Guidant Renewal 3 AVT and Renewal 4 AVT ICDs
