According to recently revealed information, Wright Medical tried to stop the FDA from approving the Smith & Nephew Birmingham metal-on-metal hip replacement system in 2006, citing a lack of solid…
New research suggests that there may be an increased risk of heart attacks among individuals who have a hip replacement or knee replacement, particularly right after the surgery.
More than three-quarters of all failures involving metal-on-metal hip replacement systems occur within two years after surgery, according to the findings of a new study.
A motion has been filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate and centralize all federal Biomet Magnum hip replacement lawsuits, which allege that design defects with…
As the two year anniversary of the DePuy ASR hip replacement recall approaches next month, time may be running out for some individuals to file a lawsuit over problems caused…
Following a two-day meeting, a panel of independent experts convened by the FDA to review the risk of problems with metal-on-metal hip replacements has indicated that every American who received…
Federal regulators have received about 16,800 complaints involving metal-on-metal hip replacement systems since 2000, most of those occurring over the last couple of years.
A Pennsylvania couple has filed a product liability lawsuit against the makers of the Biomet Magnum Hip Replacement System, alleging that the implant is defectively designed and that the metal-on-metal…
According to allegations raised in a recent product liability lawsuit brought over the Biomet M2A-Magnum Hip System, the manufacturer was aware of problems with the metal-on-metal hip replacement prior to…
