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Stryker Accolade TMZF and L-Fit V40 Chrome/Cobalt Head Failures – Not Just a Large Head Problem, Or Is It a Head Problem At All?

For over four years I have been investigating problems associated with Stryker Accolade TMZF Titanium hip stems. Of course the Rejuvenate and ABG II failures and subsequent recall are well-known and much written about. But, during our investigation into the Rejuvenate and ABG II TMZF failures, we started seeing a common theme develop with other…

Searcy Denney Continues to File New Lawsuits Against Stryker Over Recalled Modular Hip Implants

The Mass Tort Unit of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley has filed yet another individual lawsuit this week on behalf of a Deerfield Beach resident who was injured due to a failed Stryker hip implant. In this latest case filing, the plaintiff underwent a surgery for implantation of a Stryker hip implant with a…

Stryker Committed to Settlement – Rejuvenate Hip Settlement Confirmed

On Friday, June 12, Stryker announced that enrollment in the proposed Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implant settlement program has reached 95% and the company will be following through with its commitment to resolve over 4,000 lawsuits over the recalled hip implants. Had enrollment fallen short of 95%, Stryker could have walked away from the settlement program….

New Academic Paper about Stryker Rejuvenate Revisions

We recently got our hands on Dr. Joseph Nessler’s new academic article soon to be published in The Journal of Arthroplasty. Entitled “Revision of Recalled Modular Neck Rejuvenate and ABG Femoral Implants” the article details general statistics about revision outcomes for patients of the recalled Stryker modular hip implant. Though the article is still unpublished,…

Breaking News: National Stryker Rejuvenate Settlement

Landmark National Settlement Reached in Styker Hip Replacement Lawsuits In Unprecedented Agreement, Company must pay for Future Complications Attributable to Faulty Devices WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., November 4, 2014 – South Florida law firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. (Searcy Denney) announced today that a national settlement has been reached on behalf of…

Helpful Hints: The Revision Decision – What Should I Do?

Virtually all Rejuvenate and ABG II patients have received notice from their doctor that the devices have been recalled. These patients are all now faced with the prospect of a painful and risky revision surgery. Rejuvenate and ABG II victims can basically be placed into three categories. I know. I’ve personally spoken with well over…

Searcy Denney Files 71 Stryker Cases in One Week

With mixed emotions, our office would like to report that we’ve just filed 71 Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II cases in New Jersey state court this week. Though this isn’t the first time we’ve filed a large number of lawsuits against a defendant like Stryker, the sheer amount of cases filed this week deserves some…

Newest Published Literature Latest to Slam Stryker Rejuvenate Failures

Recently published literature in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery draws the conclusion that the short-term, high rate of corrosion-related revision with Rejuvenate modular neck implants is “striking.” The study out of Houston, Texas is yet another in the mounting swell of unflattering literature condemning this recalled device. To date, several articles have been…

BMJ on Hip Implants – No Evidence of Safety

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) recently published an article that shows the glaring oversight of regulators to ensure patient safety from defective medical devices in the European Union. Its findings echo what has happened in the U.S. and unfortunately, the reasons are the same. The research from the University of Oxford, “Primary hip replacement prostheses…

NICE Standards, Orthopedic Device Manufacturers

As technology advances our standards for efficiency, performance and safety are increased. These improvements are sometimes brought about by the natural evolution of the particular industry itself, the development of industry standards or the imputation of government requirements. Often, though, the change is influenced through lawsuits filed against manufacturers; sadly only after people are injured….