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On March 23, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) issued a reminder to health care providers and patients about devices that were recalled in 2021 and 2022.  Many Exactech knee, ankle and hip joint replacement devices manufactured between 2004 and August 2021 were packaged in defective packaging bags, which […]

Knee replacement surgeries are one of the most common replacement surgeries in the country and the number of surgeries performed each year continues to increase. Despite being so common, it is important to understand that these procedures carry certain risks. In addition to possible errors committed during the replacement surgery itself, one […]

In February of this year, Exactech issued a recall of all hip (and other) inserts that have been manufactured since 2004. The reason for the recall is that they learned that most of their inserts had been packaged and shipped in materials that did not adequately guard against oxidation.  In general, inadequate […]

Thanks to today’s modern economy, the average person uses hundreds of mass-produced products every day. While most of these products are safe for use by consumers, dangerous or defective products cause injury, illness, and disease more often than many people realize. In those cases, the people who have suffered from […]

As “vaping” continues to grow in popularity, defects in lithium-ion batteries used for electronic cigarettes is a growing hazard.  In a July 2017, the United States Fire Administration reported that between 2009 and 2016 there were 195 separate incidences of explosions and fires involving electronic cigarette batteries.  These incidences resulted […]

On June 16, 2017, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) Board of Directors met to discuss the presence of GenX in the Cape Fear River, and what steps should be taken. The board unanimously passed two resolutions: (1) Chemours should remove the compound entirely from the Cape Fear River; […]