Stryker Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidated
Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, a subsidiary of Stryker, is involved in hip replacement implant failure lawsuits. The New Jersey Supreme Court approved the consolidation of all pending and future state-based hip replacement implant failure lawsuits against Howmedica lawsuits within multicounty legislation. The products involved are … [Read more...] about Stryker Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidated
Stryker Hip Implant Device Failure Leads to Pennsylvania Lawsuit
a lawsuit concerning the failure of a medical device. Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuit Overview. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation and Stryker Corporation faced a lawsuit concerning the failure of a medical device. A federal judge, ruling on Pennsylvania law, allowed a strict liability manufacturing defect claim to proceed against the … [Read more...] about Stryker Hip Implant Device Failure Leads to Pennsylvania Lawsuit
Defective Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidate
In the interest of expedience, dozens of Stryker hip implant lawsuits will be consolidated as agreed upon by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). The transfer of nearly three dozen pending cases involve alleged defects in a prosthetic hip replacement device, Stryker LFIT Anatomic CoCR V40 femoral heads. The … [Read more...] about Defective Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidate
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
Class 1 Recall of Stryker’s Oasys Midline Occiput Plate
Class 1 Recall of Stryker’s Oasys Midline Occiput Plate. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class 1 recall – the most serious of all recall classes – for the Stryker Oasys Midline Occiput Plate, a device used in cervical spinal fusion surgery, based on reports of post-operative fracture of a key … [Read more...] about Class 1 Recall of Stryker’s Oasys Midline Occiput Plate
Stryker Neptune Injury Lawsuits
Stryker Neptune Injury Lawsuits. Our firm is investigating potential lawsuits on behalf of patients who suffered an injury from Stryker’s Neptune Waste Management System. The systems, which are used to collect fluid and waste in operating rooms and surgical facilities, have been recalled due to reports of serious complications and … [Read more...] about Stryker Neptune Injury Lawsuits
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
The 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...] about The Stryker LFIT Metal-on-Metal Hip Component Safety Concerns
Stryker Hip Device Failure with Patient Complaints on the Rise
Defective Artificial Stryker Hip Device Cause For Alarm. 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 … [Read more...] about Stryker Hip Device Failure with Patient Complaints on the Rise
Lawsuits Accuse Stryker of Hiding Problems with Spine Implant
Fourteen lawsuits against device maker Stryker allege that Stryker’s CerviCore artificial discs are so dangerous that the company abandoned a clinical trial of the device and abandoned plans to obtain premarket approval (PMA) for the product. After the fourteenth suit was filed, Judge James D. Bates of Lucas County, Ohio ordered … [Read more...] about Lawsuits Accuse Stryker of Hiding Problems with Spine Implant
Stryker Recalls Fuhrman Pleural and Pneumopericardial Drainage Sets: Catheter May Break During Insertion
Stryker Sustainability Solutions has initiated a recall of the Fuhrman Pleural/Pneumopericardial Drainage Set, after two reports that the catheter included in the drainage set broke off in the pleural cavity. This is a Class 1 recall, the FDA’s most serious recall category, reserved for situations where the patient may suffer serious … [Read more...] about Stryker Recalls Fuhrman Pleural and Pneumopericardial Drainage Sets: Catheter May Break During Insertion
Stryker Recalls Orthopedic Devices that May Have Been Damaged in Shipping
Medical device maker Stryker Corporation is recalling nearly 17,000 orthopedic implant devices because of potential of damage during shipping. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice lists five devices included in the recall: the rHead lateral stem and Recon radial implant, both for replacement of the proximal end of the … [Read more...] about Stryker Recalls Orthopedic Devices that May Have Been Damaged in Shipping
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
Stryker Hip Settlement Enrollment Deadline Extended
The deadline for hip implant recipients to enroll in the Stryker Orthopaedics Rejuvenate Hip System settlement has been extended to March 30, 2015. Patients who received a recalled ABG II Modular Hip System or Rejuvenate Modular Hip System still have time to register with the settlement. In June 2012, Stryker voluntarily recalled … [Read more...] about Stryker Hip Settlement Enrollment Deadline Extended
Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Case Over Stryker Bone Medical Devices Now On The Way. For the most part, a lawsuit alleging that Stryker Corp. promoted the off-label combining of two medical devices can move forward, a Louisiana federal judge ruled. According to Law360, the plaintiff alleged that Stryker promoted the off-label combination despite being aware of … [Read more...] about Case over Stryker Bone Medical Devices
Stryker Hip Implant Settlement Expected to Cost $1B
Stryker Hip Implant Lawsuit Settlement. On Monday, medical device manufacturer Stryker announced that it had reached a settlement in thousands of lawsuits involving now-recalled all-metal hip replacement devices. The company’s settlement expenses could top $1 billion. The Stryker settlement is one of the highest amounts paid in … [Read more...] about Stryker Hip Implant Settlement Expected to Cost $1B
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...] about Stryker Should Cover Medical Expenses
Lawsuits Mount Over Recalled Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant
Rejuvenate Hip Implant Injury Lawsuits. People who believe their Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant device is defective and caused them to suffer serious and long-lasting injuries have begun to file lawsuits seeking compensation for their trouble. According to a report from The Bergen (N.J.) Record, seven lawsuits were … [Read more...] about Lawsuits Mount Over Recalled Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant
Shoulder Injuries Blamed on I-Flow, Stryker, Sorenson Pain Pumps
Manufacturers have been linked to a painful and debilitating condition called Post Arthroscopy Glenohumeral Chondrolysis. Pain pmps made I-Flow, Stryker, Sorenson and other manufacturers have been linked to a painful and debilitating condition called Post Arthroscopy Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL). If you underwent shoulder … [Read more...] about Shoulder Injuries Blamed on I-Flow, Stryker, Sorenson Pain Pumps
OP-1 and Calstrux Products Faces Federal Probe
Federal Probe Against Stryker Corp. Stryker Corp. is facing a federal probe over some of its bone growth products. The news comes just a few weeks after a Stryker sales rep agreed to plead guilty to promoting the off-label use of the products, despite knowing that such use could lead to dangerous complications. A second … [Read more...] about OP-1 and Calstrux Products Faces Federal Probe
Stryker Sales Reps Plead Guilty
Two former Stryker sales reps will cooperate with a federal probe. Two former Stryker sales reps will cooperate with a federal probe into the company's marketing of bone growth products after reaching plea agreements with U.S. prosecutors. According to The New York Times, the sales reps pled guilty to promoting the off-label use of … [Read more...] about Stryker Sales Reps Plead Guilty
Stryker Recalls Crania Implant Kits
Cranial Implant Kits recalled over sterility issues. Custom-made Cranial Implant Kits made by Stryker Corp. have been recalled over sterility issues. accurate The Stryker cranial implant kit recall has been deemed a Class I recall by the FDA. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there … [Read more...] about Stryker Recalls Crania Implant Kits
Group Slams Medtronic for YouTube Ads
Device makers are illegally advertising on the popular video-sharing Website. A watchdog group, The Prescription Project, is alleging that device makers are illegally advertising on the popular video-sharing Website YouTube.com, says Pharmalot.com. According to the report, The Prescription Project has petitioned the U.S. Food and … [Read more...] about Group Slams Medtronic for YouTube Ads
Feds Seek to Have Stryker Lawsuit Dismissed
Stryker recalled some of its hip implant components made under the popular Trident line. The Justice Department is trying to have a lawsuit filed by Stryker Corp. dismissed. The lawsuit, which was filed by the company against the federal government in August, is seeking to prevent the enforcement of a subpoena Stryker received in … [Read more...] about Feds Seek to Have Stryker Lawsuit Dismissed
Medtronic, Stryker Bone Graft Products Linked to Serious Complications
Stryker Bone Graft Products Linked To Fatal complications. Off-label use of Medtronic Inc.'s InFuse Bone Graft and Stryker Corp.'s OP-1 Implant and OP-1 Putty have been linked to potentially fatal complications, according to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The agency says it has received 38 reports over the past … [Read more...] about Medtronic, Stryker Bone Graft Products Linked to Serious Complications
Stryker CEO Talks of Work-to-Do Following FDA Warning, Hip Implant Component
Stryker Receives Complaints Against Defective Hip Implant Component. The head of Stryker Corp., the manufacturer of defective hip implants and other joint replacement components, told analysts on Wednesday that the company “has work to do”. That might qualify as the understatement of the year. Stryker has been receiving complaints … [Read more...] about Stryker CEO Talks of Work-to-Do Following FDA Warning, Hip Implant Component
Stryker Warning Letter Cites Contamination at Hip Replacement Plant
Bacterial contamination Issues Gets Stryker Warning Letter. Stryker Corp., a maker of hip and other joint replacement components, has received a second warning from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to correct bacterial contamination issues and other problems at its New Jersey manufacturing facility. In a warning … [Read more...] about Stryker Warning Letter Cites Contamination at Hip Replacement Plant
