Tag: power morcellator

Power Morcellator Tissue Containment System Approved

Power Morcellator Tissue Containment System Approved

September 6, 2016 A tissue containment system for use with power morcellators has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

Surgeons Question Stated Risk from Power Morcellators

Surgeons Question Stated Risk from Power Morcellators

January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is receiving push-back on its 2014 warning about the threat...

Legislators Request Power Morcellator Investigation

September 9, 2015 Twelve congressional members have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct an investigation concerning the laparoscopic power morcellator —...

Multidistrict Litigation for Power Morcellator Lawsuits

July 17, 2015 Around the country, many women have been injured by power morcellators. These are medical devices that can spread undetected uterine...

F.B.I. Investigates Power Morcellator Injuries

June 22, 2015 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) reportedly has launched an investigation into whether laws were broken by medical device manufacturers...