Morcellator Cases

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MT Services LLC provides up-to-date lawsuit news on Morcellator cases as well as various services to assist victims with getting the help they need during this difficult time. These services include: Lawsuit Pre-Settlement Funding Cash Advances, Surgical or Medical Procedure Funding (or cash needs related to surgery), and Attorney Referrals to nationally recognized Morcellator lawyers and law firms.

FDA Warnings

In April of 2014, the FDA issued a warning letter stating that the use of power morcellation devices may actually spread cancers when being used to remove fibroid tumors. After the warning letter came out, Johnson & Johnson suspended additional sales of three Ethicon power morcellator device models.

In July of 2014, the FDA’s Medical Devices Advisory Committee held a meeting to highlight the problems associated with the devices. Morcellation devices may actually disseminate malignant tissue, and the FDA concluded that the risk for spreading cancer is 1 in 350. Due to the discovery that the device may actually spread cancerous tissue, the FDA recommended that doctors stop using them. The FDA also concluded that surgeons who do use power morcellators should inform patients of therisks of the use of the devices. They also suggested serious warning statements should be added to product packaging, and recommended increasing the device classification to the higher Class II category. An FDA Class II recall typically indicates that a device may cause “temporary or medically reversible” health problems, as well as a remote possibility ofserious health problems.

Johnson & Johnson Voluntary Recall of Three Laparoscopic Power Morcellators

According to MT Services, in July of 2014, Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall of the following three laparoscopic power morcellators from hospitals worldwide: the Gynecare Morcellex, the Morcellex Sigma, and the Gynecare X-Tract.

Morcellation devices are used during several medical procedures. While the morcellator device provides a less-invasive surgery and quicker recovery time, the following have been listed as potential side effects:

  • Spread of malignant tissue
  • Advanced-stage cancerous growths
  • Metastatic leiomyosarcoma, an aggressive uterine cancer

With as many as 50,000 surgeries a year involving morcellation of fibroids, Johnson & Johnson is a market leader in morcellation device sales. Several lawsuits have already been filed against Johnson & Johnson relating to the power morcellation devices. Among those who have already filed are patients who were diagnosed with advanced stage cancer following the procedure with the morcellation device. Johnson & Johnson is also facing thousands of lawsuits over their faulty hip and pelvic mesh devices.

Morcellator Wrongful Death Suit Settlement

This summer, LiNA Medical settled a case against them for an undisclosed amount over a power morcellator death case. The company settled the case before it even went to trial, and there are approximately 20 other morcellator lawsuits at this time. According to Drug Watch, the company did not comment on the settlement.

This case was one of the first laparoscopic power morcellator lawsuits filed in federal court, and according to the U.S. FDA, as many as 1 in 350 women are “suspected of having undiagnosed uterine sarcoma that may be spread during morcellation.” The victim’s husband filed the suit, stating she had no evidence of cancer or disease prior to her surgery in March of 2012, however, about a week after she had the procedure, doctors told her she had cancer, and she died at 53 – only 11 months after the surgery.

If you, or a loved one, believe that you have suffered any injuries or complications from a morcellator device and need to speak with a nationally recognized Morcellator law firm, fill out the application on the upper right hand part of this page or call MT Services’ toll-free hotline at: 877.571.0405 where live agents can assist you with any lawsuit services that you may need.

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