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Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Uterine Cancer Lawsuit Battle

Babette Davis from Wisconsin filed a morcellator product liability lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit after being diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a deadly aggressive form of uterine cancer. According to Davis, the Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Gynecare power morcellator…

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FDA Launches Uterine Cancer Death Morcellator Investigation

Michael G. Fitzpatrick, representative of the 8th district of Pennsylvania, has asked the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations, to investigate whether three hospitals violated mandatory reporting policies in wrongful deaths related to the use of power morcellators during gynecological surgery. Brigham and Women’s Hospital (of Boston); Rochester General Hospital; and…

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Risks of Cancer Spread After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

In the United States, Hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed surgical procedure (after cesarean section). The majority of these hysterectomies are performed laparoscopically. What is Laparoscopic Hysterectomy? Minimally invasive or laparoscopic removal of the uterus, is know as hysterectomy and typically performed for the treatment of fibroids or benign…

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Can Hysterectomy Cause Uterine Cancer Spread?

Short answer, yes, by causing the spread of undiagnosed malignant uterine cancer. In American women who are of reproductive age, Hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed surgical procedure (after cesarean section). The majority of these hysterectomies are performed laparoscopically. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),…

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Morcellator Hysterectomy and FDA Black Box Warnings

Power morcellators are medical devices used to allow surgeons to cut up and remove fibroids through a minimally invasive incision in the abdomen. Over the past 2 years, medical experts have questioned the safety of the devices, since some women may have undiagnosed cancers contained within the uterus, which the…

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What is the problem with Power Morcellator Hysterectomy?

Laparoscopic morcellator lawsuits are increasing slowly but surely, filed by injured women who had undiagnosed uterine cancer spread during a minimally invasive hysterectomy. Recently, according to the Wall Street Journal, a settlement has been reached in one of the first federal lawsuits. Lina Medical reportedly has agreed to settle Scott…

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Texas Attorney Explains How Hysterectomy Can Lead to Cancer Spread

Many product liability lawsuits being filed against the manufacturers of power morcellators. The injured women claim that patients and doctors should have been warned about the risks associated with use of the medical devices during minimally invasive, laparoscopic hysterectomies. What Are Power Morcellators? Power morcellators are medical devices that are…

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Hysterectomy Morcellator Cancer 2015 Update

There are many product liability lawsuits being filed against the manufacturers of power morcellators. The injured women claim that patients and doctors should have been warned about the risks associated with use of the medical devices during minimally invasive, laparoscopic hysterectomies. What Are Power Morcellators? Power morcellators are medical devices…

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Wrongful Death Uterine Cancer Ethicon Morcellator Lawsuit

A Missouri family has recently filed an uterine cancer lawsuit over power morcellators. The deceased woman’s family alleged that the morcellator device manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon subsidiary caused cancer to be widely spread during a robotic hysterectomy. Ethicon Morcellator Wrongful Death Claim The wrongful death lawsuit was filed…

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Johnson and Johnson Hysterectomy Morcellation Sarcoma Cancer Risk

According to a new Columbia University medical study, one in about 370 women who have the morcellation procedure to remove uterine fibroids have undiagnosed and unrecognized sarcoma cancer. This hidden danger can be spread throughout the body during the invasive procedure, leading the cancer staging to be upgraded from stage…

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