Stryker LFIT V40 Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Heads Recalled in Canada
Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Heads Prompt Regulatory Action in Canada and Australia. The medical device attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP note that Canadian regulators have recalled a metal-on-metal hip implant component. The firm, who has represented numerous clients in metal-on-metal hip replacement lawsuits against various device … [Read more...]
Stryker LFIT Metal-on-Metal Hip Component Safety Concerns
Stryker LFIT CoCr V40 Femoral Heads Recalled in Canada, “Hazard Alert” Issued in Australia Regulators in Canada and Australia recently took action regarding a metal-on-metal hip implant component, the LFIT CoCr V40 Femoral Heads. Metal-on-metal hip implants have been the subject of numerous personal injury lawsuits for various … [Read more...]
Stryker Hip Device Failure Complaints on the Rise
Failures Of Stryker Hip Device. The Stryker LFIT CoCr V40 hip replacement component is at the center of reports of failure due to metal wear causing dangerous metal ion release in the body. In July 2012, Stryker recalled a different defective artificial hip device, the Stryker Rejuvenate. The Rejuvenate device was recalled in … [Read more...]
Two Years after DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Defense Verdict, Court Enters Judgment
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered a judgment in case that went to trial over DePuy's Pinnacle hip implant. According a recent court order, a judgment was entered nearly two years after the jury found for the defendants in October 2014. “Any relief not expressly granted herein is denied.” the court … [Read more...]
Increased Mortality of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Study Found Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants For Total Hip Arthroplasty Associated with Increased Mortality. A study published in PLOS One found that at ten year follow up or longer, use of metal-on-metal implants for total hip arthroplasty was associated with increased mortality. Metal-on-metal hip replacements have been under … [Read more...]
Jurors Hear Expert Testimony in DePuy Pinnacle Trial
The bellwether trial over injuries allegedly caused by the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant continues in the Northern District of Texas. For the past four weeks, jurors have been hearing arguments over whether the hip replacements are to blame for painful complications, such as metal poisoning. Federal Judge Ed Kinkeade is … [Read more...]
New Zealand Investigation Reveals Significant Defects in Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
An investigation by the New Zealand Herald newspaper reveals significant defects in about half of the metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants received by thousands of New Zealanders about a decade ago. There is no official record of the injuries suffered by people who received the faulty hips because the recall and monitoring of the … [Read more...]
Systemic Cobalt Poisoning Increasingly Recognized with MoM Hip Implants
Cobalt Poisoning From Arthroplasty. A review published in the Journal of Patient Safety evaluates systemic arthroprosthetic cobaltism, or systemic cobalt poisoning from arthroplasty implants, related to corrosion of chrome-cobalt hip implants. The researchers sought to identify all cases of systemic arthroprosthetic cobaltism through … [Read more...]
Second DePuy ASR Hip Case Currently Underway
11,000 Lawsuits Johnson & Johnson Faces Over The Recalled DePuy ASR Hip Device Implant Is Underway. The second of nearly 11,000 lawsuits Johnson & Johnson faces over the recalled DePuy Orthopaedics ASR metal-on-metal hip device implant is underway. DePuy Orthopaedics is a unit of Johnson & Johnson. The defendant in the … [Read more...]
ASR Hip Device Recalled
Recall of 93,000 ASR Hip Device Implants Was Implemented. The president of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopedic unit testified at a Chicago trial that the company’s 2010 global recall of 93,000 hip implants was implemented because the devices weren’t meeting “clinical expectations.” Andrew Ekdahl’s testimony came on the third … [Read more...]
Stryker Should Cover Medical Expenses
Lawsuit in Florida seeks for medical device company Stryker Corp. to cover the medical costs associated with monitoring patients. A recently filed lawsuit in Florida seeks for medical device company Stryker Corp. to cover the medical costs associated with monitoring patients fitted with its recalled Rejuvenate hip implant … [Read more...]
NMD Lawyers Warn About Metal Hip Implants Risks
Safety Concerns of Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants. Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, is notifying the public about the safety concerns surrounding metal-on-metal hip implants. Following a major recall by Johnson & Johnson, the devices have … [Read more...]
No Cancer Rate with Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Cancer Rate Seen with Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants . Although metal-on-metal hip implants like the recalled DePuy Orthopaedics ASR model and others have been linked to myriad complications and side effects, it does not appear they cause an increased risk of cancer for recipients of the devices. According to a new study appearing in … [Read more...]
Woman Sues Biomet after Suffering Two Failed Hip Implants
Injuries Associated With Biomet M2a Magnum Hip System. Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered significant personal injuries, allegedly due to the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip System. The suit was filed … [Read more...]
Misery of Two DePuy ASR Hip Implants
DePuy ASR Hip Implants Injury Lawsuit. A man from Pennsylvania who received two recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implants is preparing to tell his story to a panel of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisors in Washington D.C. next month. The panel is reviewing the safety of metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, and Steve Lorenz is … [Read more...]
Victims of Hip Implants Launch Lawsuits
More Canadians Sue The Manufacturer Of The Defective Hip Implants. More Canadians are lining up to sue the manufacturers of allegedly defective hip implants that they claim have failed and caused them pain. At least four hip implant class action lawsuits are currently pending in Canada, and over the past five years, a dozen … [Read more...]
Lawsuits Seek Damages for Wright Profemur Hip Implant Failures
Wright Profemur Hip Implant Failures Recorded. Lawsuits involving the Wright Profemur Total Hip Replacement System continue to pile up. Since August, at least two more have been filed by plaintiffs in Canada and the U.S. claiming the Wright Profemur Hip Implant is prone to premature failure. The Canadian lawsuit was filed on … [Read more...]
British Report Finds Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Failing Faster
UK Report Premature Failures of DePuy Orthopaedic's ASR Hip Implants. A new report from the United Kingdom finds that premature failures of DePuy Orthopaedic’s ASR hip implant, as well as other metal-on-metal hip implants, are increasing. The report focuses on U.K recipients of all-metal hip implants, but according to The New York … [Read more...]
Johnson & Johnson DePuy Unit Recalls Hip Implants
DePuy Unit Recalls Hip Implants. Beleaguered pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), is issuing yet another recall this year; it’s tenth. This time, the recall is through J&J’s artificial joint business, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., said the Associated Press (AP). DePuy Orthopaedics confirmed it’s recalling its ASR … [Read more...]
