Stryker LFIT V40 Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Heads Recalled
Stryker V40 Femoral Heads Prompt Regulatory Action Hip Replacement Lawsuits Against Various Device Makers. Stryker 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 … [Read more...] about Stryker LFIT V40 Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Heads Recalled
Metal Hip Implants Cause Painful Injuries
Metal-on-metal Hip Device Implanted Experience Serious Complications. Hip replacement surgery can ease the pain from a damaged joint and help the recipient regain lost mobility, but many people who have a metal-on-metal hip device implanted experience serious complications and have to have undergo another surgery to replace the … [Read more...] about Metal Hip Implants Cause Painful Injuries
DePuy Hip Implant Complications May be Due to Wrong Sizes, British Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit filed in the United Kingdom alleges that faulty measuring may have caused complications in patients receiving the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant, Tech Times reports. The case, which was filed at the High Court, showed that DePuy Synthes identified an “error in measuring technique” at a plant reportedly based in … [Read more...] about DePuy Hip Implant Complications May be Due to Wrong Sizes, British Lawsuit Alleges
The Stryker Hip Settlement Program Payments to Begin This Summer
Law firms representing patients in Stryker modular hip device litigation report that 95 percent of patients eligible for Stryker’s settlement program have enrolled and payments should begin later this summer. This settlement was established to provide compensation for patients injured by the hip replacement devices. Each injured … [Read more...] about The Stryker Hip Settlement Program Payments to Begin This Summer
Adverse Reactions of 2nd-Gen Metal Hip Implants
Metal Hip Implants Are Tied To Adverse Reactions. Second-generation metal-on-metal hip implants are tied to adverse reactions. A recent study reveals that second-generation metal-on-metal hip implants are tied to adverse reactions. The second-generation study found that most—two-thirds—of the cementless metal-on-metal … [Read more...] about Adverse Reactions of 2nd-Gen Metal Hip Implants
FDA Issues Safety and Guidance update for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Complications. Federal health officials provided wide-ranging updated safety information and recommended courses of treatment for the numerous metal-on-metal hip implants that have been linked to scores of complications for their recipients. Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. have experienced … [Read more...] about FDA Issues Safety and Guidance update for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
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...] about No Cancer Rate with Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
