On July 22, 2008, Zimmer announced that they were suspending sales of their Durom Cup hip implant due to an unusually high number of reported failures and hip revisions. While our product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing individual Zimmer lawsuits on behalf… Read More
An article in today's edition of the New York Times highlights the lack of tracking system in place in the United States, which may have alerted doctors sooner to the Zimmer Durom Cup problems which eventually led the manufacturer to suspend sales last week. The decision… Read More
Sales have been suspended in the United States for the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement component, since many doctors have reported a substantially higher need for revisions and further hip surgery. The product liability lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing potential Zimmer hip replacement… Read More
Last month, a Stryker Trident recall was issued for certain hip implant components. The recall came after months of production problems which have plagued the medical device manufacturer. Problems with Stryker Trident hip implant parts were discovered following inspections of two different manufacturing plants. The FDA… Read More
Stryker Corp. has issued a hip replacement recall for certain implant components manufactured at their Ireland plant. An internal company investigation discovered that their hip implant cups could have levels of "manufacturing residuals" which exceed company standards. This recall is not the first sign of manufacturing… Read More
Stryker Corp., which manufactures hip replacement parts, received a warning letter from the FDA about recurring problems with some of their Trident Hip Implant and other components. Manufacturing defects could result in pain, bone fractures or other serious hip replacement problems which may require further surgery.… Read More
