June 08, 2016 - Additional Issues Associated with the Stryker Hip Settlement Agreement - Only those plaintiffs who had their Stryker hip implant removed before November 03, 2014 were eligible under the Stryker agreement. For those who had filed a Stryker case but had their revision surgery scheduled after November 03, 2014, and had their implant(s) removed, could POTENTIALLY BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE STRYKER HIP SETTLEMENT IF STRYKER...

May 12, 2016 - Did You Receive a Stryker Hip Broadspire Letter? Prior to the settlement agreement, many patients received a Stryker hip Broadspire letter. Broadspire is a third-party company brought in by Stryker to protect their interests. The Stryker hip Broadspire letter offered some level of compensation to those who were injured by a Rejuvenate or ABGII...

The Stryker Rejuvenate/ABGII Hip Recalls and Subsequent Lawsuits

In July, 2012, Stryker Corporation issued a recall for the Rejuvenate and ABGII hip implants. These devices had been on the market barely more than two years at the time of the recall. When Stryker marketed the implants, they claimed the devices would be perfect for the younger, more active patient. The design of the two Stryker implants was extremely unique, in that there were a variety of stem and neck pieces in different lengths and angles, allowing surgeons to custom-fit the device to the patient according to body size, gender and level of activity. The design also implemented a ceramic, rather than a metal ball, which Stryker claimed made it much safer than other metal-on-metal hip implants, and less likely to shed cobalt and chromium metal ion debris due to Stryker Rejuvenate/ABGII fretting and corrosion.