David Haynes, The Cochran Firm, D.C.’s managing attorney, was recently interviewed on Ring of Fire about Alere INRatio lawsuits and the FDA recall of the home PT/INR monitoring device. Ring of Fire is broadcast throughout the United States on Free Speech TV and also distributed on radio stations throughout the country. Mike Papantonio is a senior partner…
If you or a loved one were injured or died after suffering a serious bleeding event while using an Alere INRatio PT/INR monitor system then you may be able to recover damages by filing a product liability claim. Medical device manufacturers like Alere have a duty to sell products that will not harm their users…
The Alere INRatio PT/INR monitor system is used by patients prescribed to the anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) warfarin. It is an electronic device powered by battery or power supply which tracks the PT/INR levels in a patient’s blood. The Alere INRatio PT/INR monitor system works by inserting a test strip into the device then applying…
In December 2014, the Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall for the Alere INRatio and INRatio2 monitor system and test strips. Alere admitted to receiving almost 19,000 complaints of malfunction with its INRatio monitor system and test strips, which are linked to six serious injuries and three deaths. Users report they received erroneously…
Alere has issued two separate recalls associated with inaccurate INR readings. According to the FDA, the INRatio and INRatio2 Monitor Systems display inaccurate INR levels for some patients. The Alere INRatio may present INR readings at healthy levels when in fact the correct INR result is much higher when obtained by more-accurate traditional laboratory plasma…
Prothrombin Time (PT) is a test that measures how long it takes the liquid portion of blood (plasma) to clot. PT is an important measure to diagnose unexplained bleeding, especially when a patient is taking anticoagulants (blood thinners) like warfarin. PT is measured in seconds and usually provided as an International Normalized Ratio (INR). For a healthy individual not…