The other hip replacement class action lawsuit was filed in calgary halifax and montreal against depuy as well as zimmer and stryker.
Stryker hip replacement lawsuit canada.
Given the startling health risks laid out by the fda mhra health canada and stryker itself it should come as no surprise that a rhode island judge recently denied stryker s motion to dismiss a lawsuit pertaining to its trident hip replacement system.
The defendants while not admitting liability have agreed to a settlement of this lawsuit.
A class action lawsuit was started in canada regarding the stryker rejuvenate modular hip system alleging it was defective and that it failed prematurely.
Stryker hip lawsuits claim faulty hip implants caused severe pain and other complications that required additional surgery to repair.
Stryker orthopaedics and court appointed committees of attorneys representing rejuvenate modular neck hip stem and abg ii modular neck hip stem plaintiffs in new jersey multicounty and federal multidistrict litigations reached an agreement to compensate certain additional eligible u s.
In 2014 stryker reached a settlement with these patients that cost the company an estimated 1 billion according to a new york times report.
Notice of settlement approval english notice of settlement approval french settlement update.
The lawsuits blame metal parts in the implants for releasing toxic metal ions into the body.
That lawsuit alleges that all three companies released.
This recall led to thousands of lawsuits from patients concerned that they would have to go through the difficult surgery and recovery associated with hip replacement yet again due to a defective implant.
Canada s fda issues recall of stryker hip implants.
Patients who had surgery to replace their rejuvenate modular neck hip stem and or abg ii modular neck hip.
The two styles of stryker trident hip replacement cups that were recalled in january of 2008 have been known to cause squeaking actual noise from the moving parts poor fixation and fractures requiring revision surgery.
Stryker hip implants lead to 1 4 billion settlement.
Stryker metal on metal hip implants.
Friday november 4 2016.