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DePuy Wants to Slip Away From Metal Hip Jury Verdict

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has requested that an $8.3 million judgment against the company over its DePuy metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implant be put on hold. The damaging jury award was rendered in March against J&J’s DePuy Orthopedics division for plaintiff, Loren Kransky. His metal hip shed cobalt and chromium debris into his implant site and…

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FDA MAUDE Database — Stryker Accolade TMZF Performance

The Food & Drug Administration has a database called “MAUDE”; which stands for Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience. MAUDE is the database where physicians, hospitals, researchers and, sometimes even manufacturers, report adverse events involving medical devices. We have researched the MAUDE database to find information relating to Stryker® Accolade TMZF femoral hip implant stem….

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Stryker Rejuvenate Hip System — Defects and Incidents

Our firm has now filed what is the first Stryker lawsuit against Howmedica Osteonics and Stryker Orthopaedics, claiming damages caused by the company’s defective Rejuvenate and ADM hip implant systems. In this case, our complaint sets forth that Stryker failed to use reasonable and due care for the safety and well-being of patients in the…

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Investigation & Interview: Cal Warriner on Stryker Rejuvenate

Searcy Denney partner, Cal Warriner, has been selected to serve as co-chairman on the American Association for Justice’s Stryker Rejuvenate Litigation Group. Cal Warriner is joined by Attorney Mark DiCello of the DiCello Law Firm in Mentor, Ohio. In an interview with John McCarthy at the Lawyers.com, Cal Warriner provided a brief description of the…

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Stryker Rejuvenate Failures Not Limited To United States

Since we have become aware of Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant failures, our experience has been limited to inquiries from patients in the United States. We have had inquiries from patients in many states across the country. This week we were contacted by a woman in England. Her husband had his hip replaced with a Stryker Rejuvenate in…

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Stryker Rejuvenate Failures More Serious than DePuy ASR, Pinnacle and other Metal on Metal Implant Failures

It has been fairly well established that metal on metal hip implants fail earlier and more frequently than other hip implants. The FDA just held two days of hearings to assess the scope and breadth of the problem. DePuy withdrew the ASR from the market and thousands of lawsuits over metal on metal device failures…

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Don’t Be Fooled If You Think You Had a Stryker ADM or Trident Instead of a Rejuvenate

Over the past several weeks we have spoken with many defective hip implant patients who are suffering with debilitating pain, loss of motion and inability to complete simple tasks, let alone their jobs. Most have either had revision surgery or are planning to in the near future. There seem to be some repeating themes that have this…

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Stryker Circling the Defensive Wagons Over Rejuvenate Hip System Problems

March 26, 2012, was apparently a very bad day for Stryker and its device, the Rejuvenate Modular Hip Implant system. According to redacted adverse event reports in the FDA MAUDE database, Stryker received reports from two different orthopedic surgeons on that single Spring day about significant harm suffered by patients implanted with the Rejuvenate Modular…

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Why Aren’t Patients Being Notified of Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Hazards?

In April of 2012, Stryker Orthopaedics issued a letter entitled “URGENT: Field Safety Notice” which was directed to distributors, hospital risk managers, and surgeons with regard to the modular stems and necks that are utilized in the Rejuvenate Modular Hip Implant System. This safety alert is not an official recall of the device, although a…

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Stryker Hip Implant: Rejuvenate?

More than 250,000 Americans receive hip implants every year and each hip implant can cost nearly $45,000. That is a potential $11 billion marketplace. That’s a large market for a medical device that has the potential to help many people regain mobility and decrease pain caused by osteoarthritis and joint failure. With the patient population…