Metal-on-Metal Hip Risks Lead FDA to Require PMA to Remain on Market
The FDA now requires metal-on-metal hip implants to go through the full premarket approval process due to concerns over complications and high failure rates.
Tag Archives: Biomet Magnum
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Biomet Metal Hip Replacement Lawsuit
A number of patients have reported experiencing problems with certain metal-on-metal Biomet hip replacement implants, which may result in the need for additional surgery to revise or replace the artificial…
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Failures Two-to-Three Times Higher Than Other Implants
Several groups representing orthopedic surgeons have reached a consensus statement that indicates metal-on-metal hips are up to three times likely to fail as other designs.
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Hip Replacements Often Used With No Evidence of Effectiveness: Study
A new study finds that nearly a quarter of all hip implant components on the market are untested for clinical effectiveness.
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Biomet M2A Hip Trial Proposals Submitted Before Conference
Plaintiffs and defendants have filed competing scheduling plans that disagree on when Biomet Magnum hip bellwether trials should begin.
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Metal Hips,Vaginal Mesh Show Need For New FDA Testing Regs: Group
Recent problems with a variety of FDA-approved medical devices are leading a prominent consumer group to call for more stringent testing requirements for high-risk implants, such as metal-on-metal hip replacements…
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FDA Issues New Metal-on-Metal Hip Guidelines for Doctors
Federal health regulators confirmed yesterday that problems from metal-on-metal hip replacements may result soft tissue damage and other complications as metal particles are shed into the body, resulting in new…
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FDA Misses Deadline to Require Testing On Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Federal regulators are dragging their feet on industry requirements that could prevent dangerous and defective metal-on-metal hip replacement systems from getting to the market, according to an editorial in a…
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Biomet Hip Lawsuit Consolidation Sought in Federal Court
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…
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Study Links Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements and Pseudotumors
A new study indicates that individuals who received metal-on-metal hip replacements may be at an increased risk of suffering severe inflammations that resemble tumors, adding to the existing concerns for…
