STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS,

AND OTHER HIP IMPLANT MANUFACTURERS,

HAVE AGREED TO PAY

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

IN SETTLEMENTS TO COMPENSATE VICTIMS.

• The following Stryker hip implants have been recalled:
  • LFIT V 40 – Recalled in 2016: In August 2016, Stryker sent out an urgent medical device recall notification on its LFIT V40 Femoral Head implant. Potential hazards of the LFIT V40 implant include disassociation of femoral head from hip stem and the release of excessive metallic debris into the body. This has been particularly problematic when the LFIT V40 femoral head is combined with an Accolade or Citation stem. Stryker uses LFIT V40 femoral heads in the following hip stems:
    • Accolade TMZF
    • Accolade 2
    • Citation
  • Rejuvenate Hip Implant System – Recalled in 2012: Stryker issued an ‘Urgent Field Safety Notice’ in April of 2012 and 2 months later voluntarily recalled the device for potential device failure, metallosis and adverse effect on the tissue surrounding the implant.
  • ABG-II Implant Systems – Recalled in 2012: Recalled alongside the Rejuvenate Hip Implant System. See details above.

• SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS from Metal-on-Metal hip implants can include:

• • Implant Failure
  • Need for Revision Surgery
  • Elevated levels of cobalt and/or chromium in the blood
  • Diagnosis of metallosis
  • Loosening of the device
• It has been reported that metal-on-metal hip replacements have the highest failure rate and fail at a rate of over 10%; meaning that many patients will need to endure costly and painful revision surgery.
• Juries have also awarded plaintiffs hundreds of millions of dollars in some recent trials.