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Dalkon shield |
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Dalkon shield An IUD produced by AH Robins that was withdrawn from the market in 1974. See Pelvic inflammatory disease. Cf Copper-7, Intrauterine device. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Robbins filed a case to freeze approximately six thousand products liability claims brought by the insured users of the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device. However, American women have been slow to return to the IUD since the defective Dalkon Shield led to injury, recall and litigation in the 1970s and 1980s. The company that defined defective product litigation: After thousands of American women claimed they suffered from infertility, spontaneous abortions and pelvic disease as a result of using the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device (IUD), manufacturer A. |
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