NEWS on implant problems

Active Surveillance of Medical-Device Safety

Adverse events of reoperation after elective shoulder replacement

An enzymatic pathway that converts A to universal O type blood

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma from breast implants

Biphosphonates affect Dental Implants

Breast implants may falsify EKG (german)

Breast Implants: Update – Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

C. R. BARD discontinues selling vaginal mesh products globally

Call-back of pacemakers

Claims for faulty breast implants against French insurance fails in Germany

Complications with an implantable insulin pump

Concerns about paclitaxel-coated stents and balloons removed

Court orders TÜV to pay damages in breast implant scandal

Criminals fake implants with 3-D-tools

Dangerous information deficit on implants (implant files, german)

Depression, Antidepressants, and Bone Health in Older Adults

DePuy ASR™ Hip Recall Guide

Endoprosthesis Register (Germany) shows reasons for early replacements

Europe: Authorities judge cancer danger at breast implants differently

FDA again warns against Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

FDA challenged over metal implants ‘public health travesty’

FDA: Known risk of lymphoma from breast implants

Hacking risk leads to recall of 500,000 pacemakers

Heart pacemakers and defibrillators often not affected by electromagnetic fields in everyday life

implant files

implant files: what you should know about

ImplantFiles: Frequently asked questions and resources for readers

Incidence of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After TAVI

Long-Term Cancer Risk Among Swedish Women With Cosmetic Breast Implants: An Update of a Nationwide Study

Medical device that treats pain shocks, burns patients

Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults

Metal corrosion in modular connections between cone adapter (CoCr alloy) and shank (Ti alloy) in hip implant systems (german)

More complications in heart valve surgery in the morning

More than 14.000 cases reported as problems with implants in Germany 2017

Nanoparticles activate the NLR pyrin domain containing 3 (Nlrp3) inflammasome and cause pulmonary inflammation

Overcoming Addiction for the Sensory Impaired

Pacemaker hack may put malware directly on the device

Paris court awards compensation to women for faulty breast implants

Patient Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Patient Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Patients of faulty hip implants can seek damages

PIP Poly Implant Prosthesis: German supreme court announces decision for 27.02.2020

Proton Pump Inhibitors and the Risk of Osseointegrated Dental Implant Failure

Recall of certain breast implants and tissue expanders from market

Recall of textured Allergan Natrelle BIOCELL and McGhan implants and tissue expanders (2018)

Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery

Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery of the Leg (Systematic Review/Meta‐Analysis)

Risk of Type III Endoleaks with Use of Endologix AFX Endovascular AAA Graft Systems (FDA)

Serotonin and the Risk of Osseointegrated Implant Failure

Serotonin Inhibitors and Risk of Dental Implant Failure

Spinal chord stimulators (implant files)

Vaginal mesh implants, Problems, Class action

Wait time for hip fracture surgery – association

What you should know about “implant files” (german)

When the breast implant makes sick

When the pacemaker is hacked