4/13/2009

Defective joint and product liability lawyers, Keefe Bartels & Clark have begun investigation of Wright Medical Technology Total Hip Implants

The defective joint implant attorneys at Keefe Bartels & Clark have begun investigating reports regarding total hip implants manufactured by Wright Medical Technology, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation. Wright manufactures and distributes orthopaedic implants including implants for the hips and knees. The FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE) indicates several reports regarding the failure of Wright Total Hip Systems that use the Conserve product line as well as the Profemur Product lines.

The defective product attorneys at Keefe Bartels & Clark are currently screening patients who had the Conserve Plus Cup and the Profemur Stem and/or Neck implants utilized in their total hip replacement and are experiencing problems or have experienced a device failure. In some cases, these components fracture, resulting in a “catastrophic” failure of the hip implant device. Other components may not promote, and may in fact, retard, bony ingrowth, resulting in the devices loosening and requiring additional surgery to repair or replace the failed component. These implants may have been designed or manufactured in a defective manner. If you believe you may have one of these hip implant components, and are suffering from pain, swelling, or limitation on your range of motion, or if you have had to have the hip implant revised, please contact the defective hip implant lawyers at Keefe Bartels & Clark immediately.

1/22/2009

New Jersey Court Announces Application for Mass Tort Designation of Litigation involving Stryker Trident Hip Implants and assignment for centralized management in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Motion made for Mass Tort designation for Stryker Trident Hip System

Pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:38A and the Revised Mass Tort Guidelines, application has been made to the New Jersey Supreme Court requesting that the claims made against Stryker Corp., and its subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics Corp., regarding the Stryker Trident Hip Implant System be designated a Mass Tort and sent to Judge Higbee in Atlantic County New Jersey for centralized management.

The Stryker Trident Hip Implant is a ceramic implant that has been the subject of numerous claims involving the hip implant making squeaking noises. This sound is caused by the high levels of friction at the acetabular interface of the implant. This condition can be an indicator of more serious problems with the implant in the future, and the hip implant attorneys at Keefe Bartels & Clark allege that these devices suffer from either a manufacturing or design defect which is resulting in the squeaking hip noise reported by some patients. If you or a loved one has a hip implant that is squeaking, please contact our office immediately.

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