Wright Medical Dynasty Hip Lawsuit Filed Over Failure of Metal-on-Metal Implant
A Wright Medical Dynasty metal-on-metal hip lawsuit was filed after a woman's hip replacement system corroded and failed, requiring revision surgery.
Tag Archives: Metal Blood Poisoning
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Zimmer Kinectiv Hip Lawsuit Filed Over Metallosis, Revision Surgery
A Zimmer Kinectiv hip lawsuit was filed over a case of metallosis and the need for revision surgery after the neck and head began to fret and shed metal debris.
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Stryker Accolade and LFit Hip Lawsuit Filed Over Elevated Metal Ions in Blood, Resulting in Revision Surgery
Corrosion and high metal ion levels resulted in a Stryker Lfit and Accolade hip implant failure, according to a product liability lawsuit.
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Wright Hip Settlement to Include Another $90M for Payments Over Metal-on-Metal Problems
A second settlement agreement seeks to resolve all outstanding Wright Conserve hip lawsuits filed by those who had to undergo revision surgery due to implant failure.
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Stryker Accolade, LFit Hip Components Removed After Failure, Lawsuit Alleges
Gross deformation and shedding of metal debris from Stryker Accolade and LFit hip components resulted in permanent injuries and the need for revision surgery, according to allegations in a recently-filed…
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Follow Up Costs Should Be Born By Manufactures: Editorial
Following new guidelines in the U.K. calling for extensive testing of metal-on-metal hip implant recipients, a leading medical journal suggests that manufacturers should be the ones to pay for those…
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Hip Pseudotumor Lawsuit Filed Over Recalled Stryker LFit V40 Head and Accolade Stem
A Stryker LFit V40 and Accolade hip component lawsuit indicates that a man developed a peach-sized pseudotumor due to metal blood poisoning allegedly caused by debris shed from the hip…
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Stryker Accolade, LFit V40 Hip Lawsuit Filed After Pseudotomors and Hip Failure
A lawsuit filed against the makers of the recalled Stryker Accolade and LFit hip compoments indicates that the devices failed, and caused a black pseudotumor and metal blood poisoning.
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Zimmer Kinectiv Hip Lawsuit Results in $2M Verdict
Zimmer has been ordered to pay more than $2 million to a man who had to undergo revision surgery twice after suffering metal blood poisoning from a Zimmer Kinectiv hip…
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Problems Known for Years by DePuy Orthopaedics: Report
An investigative report in the U.K. has uncovered documents indicating that Depuy knew about the risk of metal-on-metal hip replacement systems shedding debris and wearing down as early as 1995.
