What We Do
Defective Medical Products
- Medicines
- Accutane Lawsuit
- AMO Complete Moistureplus Recall
- Apothecure Colchicine Lawsuit
- Baxter Heparin Recall and Lawsuit
- Bayer Lawsuit
- Bismacine Chromacine
- Botox
- Carbinoxamine
- Chromium Poisoning (Toxicity)
- Colchicine Recall Lawyer
- Colistimethate Lawsuit Lawyer
- Compounding Pharmacy Error
- Edetate Disodium
- Fentanyl
- Fentanyl Lawsuit
- Fentanyl Patch Recall
- Fentora
- Fleet Lawsuit - Phosphate Nephropathy Kidney Failure
- Fosamax Osteonecrosis Jaw
- Ketek Liver Failure
- Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
- Pharmacist Malpractice
- Promethazine
- Rocephin Death
- Selenium Poisoning (Toxicity)
- Topical Anesthetic
- Total Body Formula Recall and Lawsuit
- Trasylol and Kidney Failure
- Trasylol - Lawyer and Lawsuit
- Trasylol Recall
- Tysabri Lawsuit - No Recall
- Tysabri Natalizumab
- Zelnorm Heart Attack Stroke Lawsuit
- Medical Equipment
- Medtronic Defibrillator Leads
- Medtronic Lawsuit
- Medtronic Lawyer
- Guidant Recalls
- Free Guidant Recall Consultation
- Guidant Ancure
- Guidant Lawsuit Recall
- Guidant Pacemaker Defibrillator Defect
- Guidant Pacemaker Recall
- FDA Pacemaker Defibrillator Statement
- Infusion Pump
- FDA Recalls
- News & Topics
- Archives
- Alaris Infusion Pump Signature Edition
- Azathioprine Recall
- Blackstone Recall
- Dermafreeze Recall Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
- Disentronic Power Pack Recall
- External Monitor Defibrillator
- Neurostimulators MRI
- Prostate Biopsy Device
- Recall AED20 Automatic External Defibrillators
- Recall_Infusion Pumps
- Renal Replacement Recall
- Tissue Implant
- Triaminic Vapor Patch Recall
Welcome to Pritzker | Ruohonen
Medtronic Tissue/Bone Graft: Lawyer and Information
If you contracted a serious illness after receiving a tissue/bone graft, a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen, a nationally-recognized law firm, is available for a free consultation. You may reach us toll-free 1-888-377-8900 or fill in our online consultation form. Senior partner Fred Pritzker has over 29 years of experience and focuses his practice on complex product liability cases. In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers have selected him for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He has written online information on defective medical product lawsuits.
Medtronic Tissue/Bone Graft: Lawyer Fred Pritzker Provides Information
Medtronic, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, through its spokesman Bert Kelly, says that it received at least 8,000 human tissue pieces that originated with Biomedical Tissue Services (BTS). BTS illegally harvested human tissue, including bones, from cadavers at funeral homes. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), BTS did not screen the donors, nor did it do any testing on the tissue for diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or syphilis. This was in violation of federal law [21 CFR 1270].
Medtronic used the illegal BTS tissue to make bone grafts for spinal surgery and other surgical procedures. According to a report by KRIB, Mason City, Iowa, “Medtronic’s spine division reports using some of the parts they received indirectly from the company being investigated, BTS, thinking they had been thoroughly cleansed and sterilized.” According to the same article, as many as 25 patients at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa could have received Medtronic tissue and bone graft products that had originated as BTS illegally-harvested, unscreened human tissue. The hospital has informed patients and offered to test them for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and syphilis.
For patients of Mercy Medical Center in Iowa who received Medtronic tissue/bone grafts that originated with BTS, a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen is available for a free consultation. We are a national law firm and represent clients throughout the United States. Elliot Olsen, a seasoned lawyer at our firm, is licensed to practice in Iowa. He and our senior partner, Fred Pritzker, work together on complex product liability lawsuits. Our offices are in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of Medtronic’s headquarters. Contact Pritzker | Ruohonen and get an experienced team that works aggressively for its clients.
Medtronic is one of several companies that processed, sold, distributed, and implanted illegally-harvested BTS tissue. Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa is one of many hospitals that used human tissue that was not screened for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or syphilis. A lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen is available for a free consultation regarding any tissue graft.
For the FDA Public Health Notification regarding human tissue harvested by Biomedical Tissue Services (BTS), click here.
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Firm News
Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
Fred Pritzker has been notified that he will again be listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury litigation.
Pain and Suffering
Rich Ruohonen recently chaired a legal seminar on obtaining compensation for pain and suffering in a personal injury case. Rich uses his knowledge, experience, and reputation to maximize recoveries for clients.
Medtronic Recall and Medtronic Lawsuit
FDA has annonced a Medtronic Spring Fidelis defibrillator lead recall. Two of our clients with defective Medtronic leads were shocked over twenty times before medical professionals were able to turn off the defibrillator.
Fleet Lawsuit
We are representing several people who experienced kidney failure (acute phosphate nephropathy) after use of Fleet Phospho-soda solution or Fleet Accu-Prep solution for bowel cleansing.
Ortho Evra Lawsuit: Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
The Ortho Evra birth control patch has been linked to an increased risk of blood clots that can lead to pulmonary embolism, stroke and heart attack.
Trasylol Recall
Bayer has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death.
Fentanyl Lawsuit and Fentanyl Recall
There have been a number of recalls regarding fentanyl due to the risk of a fentanyl overdose.
Fosamax and Osteonecrosis
Several cases of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw have been associated with the use of oral bisphosphonates, including Fosamax®, Actonel®, and other medications.