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Some 80 patients in Wisconsin have filed suit against DePuy Orthopaedics, saying the now-recalled ASR hip implants have caused pain, swelling and nerve and muscle damage, reports say The device, which made of chromium and cobalt, is essentially a cup implanted into the hip with a ball joint that connects to the leg. But the components were recalled last August by DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, after UK data indicated as much as a 12-percent failure rate….

A device used in delivering a lifesaving cardioplegia solution to coronary arteries during cardiopulmonary bypass has been recalled, with consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reports say. The device, specified in reports as the Terumo Coronary Ostia Cannula, has evidently been responsible for depositing fragments of adhesive and plastic in the tip, which can cause arterial injury, reports say. Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, removed the product line from the market and has apparently discontinued…

A grandmother, her baby granddaughter and a friend were lucky to escape a serious mauling by two German shepherds earlier this year, but both were left shaken and slightly hurt by the attack. Laurie Adams, 49, of Haverhill, PA and a friend were walking with Adams’ year-old granddaughter when two dogs attacked the baby’s stroller, reports say. Both women placed themselves in front of the carriage and shielded the baby, suffering bite wounds to their legs in the process, reports…

Earlier this year, at least 60 homes and businesses had to be evacuated after a gas main exploded, completely destroying a building and badly damaging several homes and businesses along New Jersey’s Route 27 in Edison, reports say. The explosion occurred at 1711 Route 27 at around 4:35 in the morning, causing a huge sinkhole on Route 27 and causing a major evacuation. Many of the evacuees were taken to a senior center; some found their own accommodations. Reports had…