The Stryker Rejuvenate hip recall occurred in July, 2012 after receiving FDA approval only three years prior in 2009. Since that time many adverse reports from recipients of the recalled hip implant have been sent to the FDA. Another recalled hip device, the DePuy ASR, has been found to have several design flaws which led to a variety of serious symptoms among recipients. Likewise, as time has passed since the recall of the Stryker Rejuvenate and...

With over 18,000 transvaginal mesh cases currently pending, women who have suffered harm from a mesh implant used in stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse surgery may be wondering whether they should file a suit against the manufacturer of their own mesh implant. Over 12,000 of those have been combined into an MDL before Judge Goodwin in West Virgina while others are state-filed cases...

The three primary areas the manufacturers are expected to claim in the thousands of lawsuits pending are that the manufacturers told the doctors of the potential risks, the manufacturers told the patients of the potential risks and the doctors also warned the patients of the risks involved.

The official reason for the recall was the higher-than-normal risk of corrosion and fretting at the neck juncture of the implant, however since that time many more issues have come to light. The four small metal trunnions located at either end of the neck portion of the Rejuvenate were found to suffer corrosion when body fluids become trapped underneath. Further, higher levels of cobalt were found to be coming from the Morse taper which is a slightly angular junction between the stem and the neck.

If you reside in Austin and are a recipient of a Stryker ABGII or Rejuvenate hip implant, preserving your right to a Stryker hip implant lawsuit by speaking to a Stryker hip attorney is crucial. Over 20,000 Rejuvenate and ABGII hip devices were marketed in the United States following FDA approval in 2008 and 2009. It is believed the majority of those devices were implanted, although the United States does not maintain a comprehensive database of hip implant devices. An urgent field safety notice was sent to doctors and hospitals in April, 2012 stating the two hip implants could have a higher risk of fretting and corrosion, leading to metal ions being released in the body.