Women across the country who underwent gynecological surgeries utilizing power morcellators are taking legal action against the manufacturers of these devices, and further legal action against hospitals and doctors could be on the horizon. There is rapidly growing concern use of these devices can lead to the spread of aggressive forms of cancer in women […]
Power Morcellators
Power morcellators are surgical devices used during hysterectomies and uterine fibroid removal procedures. Morcellators crush tissue, making it easier to extract from the patient’s body. When they originally hit the market, morcellators were lauded for increasing efficiency and reducing risk during surgical procedures, but there is evidence the latter is false. Several women who underwent […]
The FDA says that laparoscopic power morcellators—surgical devices commonly used to remove fibroid tumors from the uterus or the entire uterus—should not be used to perform these procedures in the vast majority of women because they can spread unsuspected cancer. The FDA’s Immediately in Effect (IIE) guidance, issued November 24, updates a safety communication issued […]
Despite the publication of a study that confirms an earlier government assessment that the use of laparoscopic power morcellators—devices used in minimally invasive uterine procedures—is risky, some gynecologists continue to use them. A number of health insurers, meanwhile, are no longer paying for morcellation, citing patient safety risks. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in […]
