New Hip Implant Lawsuit against Biomet
Biomet's M2a Magnum Hip Replacement System. Lawsuit Filed After Hip Surgery. A woman from New York had a Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Replacement System implanted six years ago. The 61-year-old has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer alleging the device has caused her severe injury. As a result of her hip surgery, the woman has … [Read more...]
J&J Jury Award $5M for Failed Metal Hip Implant
Johnson & Johnson Metal Hip Implant Failure. An Illinois nurse should be awarded $5 million, at least, for the harm caused by the failure of Johnson & Johnson (J&J)’s DePuy ASR all-metal hip implant, her lawyer proclaimed before a jury in Chicago. According to Bloomberg, the attorney for plaintiff Carol Strum told the jury … [Read more...]
Revision Surgery Rises Due to Defective DePuy Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant
DePuy Orthopaedic’s metal-on-metal ASR hip replacement system. Revision surgery on patients implanted with DePuy Orthopaedic’s metal-on-metal ASR hip replacement system continues to rise each year, based on a close look at one medical facility, Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, Illinois, MedPage Today reported. As for the … [Read more...]
Stryker Issues Updated Guidance for Recipients
Medical device maker Stryker Corp. notifies health officials in Australia. Medical device maker Stryker Corp. has notified health officials in Australia of new clinical guidance for patients wearing the company’s ABG II Modular hip implant component. According to a report from MassDevice.com, the company’s Australian division … [Read more...]
DePuy, J&J Hip Implant Recall
Healthcare giant has issued a recall on its DePuy Orthopaedics Adept brand Metal on Metal Hip Implant. While it subsidiary fights continues to fight claims that one of its metal-on-metal hip implants is defective and responsible for thousands of injuries, Johnson & Johnson has issued a recall on another similar device it sells … [Read more...]
Charges Against DePuy ASR Metal-On-Metal Hip Implant
ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Gets Problems. At least one member of the British Parliament believes that a criminal inquiry may be necessary if it’s proven that DePuy Orthopaedics knowingly marketed its ASR metal-on-metal hip implant as safe and effective in the U.K., even after surgeons had warned of its defects there and the … [Read more...]
Beginning of DePuy ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Shortcomings
DePuy ASR Widespread Problems. Executives at the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics first became aware of widespread problems with its failed ASR metal-on-metal hip implant soon after it was released on the domestic market, a full five years before it was eventually recalled. This is the latest development, according … [Read more...]
FDA proposes new rules for makers of metal-on-metal hip implants
Proposal that will require manufacturers of metal on metal hip implants to prove they’re safe. The Food and Drug Administration has apparently seen enough problems with metal on metal hip implants. This week, according to a New York Times report, the agency will introduce a proposal that will require manufacturers of … [Read more...]
Lawsuit on behalf of Man Injured by Biomet M2a Magnum hip implant
Biomet M2a Magnum Injury Lawsuit. A Michigan man claims he has suffered serious and permanent injuries and has been required to undergo painful and expensive medical care due to defects with his Biomet M2a Magnum™ metal-on-metal hip implant. The man has become the latest to file a lawsuit against the makers of metal-on-metal hip … [Read more...]
New Warning Issued over Smith & Nephew’s Birmingham Hip Modular Head Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant
Warning Issued over Smith & Nephew's Birmingham Hip Modular Head. Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, reports that a new warning has been issued over Smith & Nephew’s Birmingham Hip Modular Head after two national registries showed that the … [Read more...]
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Patient
DePuy ASR hip implant caused painful symptoms. Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, has filed a lawsuit alleging that the DePuy ASR hip implant caused painful symptoms in a Seminole, Florida resident. The suit was filed on August 24th in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Complications, Allegedly Due to DePuy ASR Hip Implant
Complications allegedly due to the DePuy ASR hip implant. 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 man who experienced pain and other complications, allegedly due to the DePuy ASR hip implant. The suit was filed … [Read more...]
