Stryker Hip Recall Lawyer

In January 2008, soon after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Stryker Corporation, the company recalled its Trident PSL and Hemispherical Acetabular Cups used in hip replacement implants. Concerns had arisen with regard to sterility at Strykers Cork, Ireland manufacturing facility.

Some confusion ensued, however, after the FDA issued a second warning letter concerning bacterial contamination, among other issues, at Strykers New Jersey manufacturing facility. It turns out that complaints by Stryker hip implant patients prompted the FDA to scrutinize the New Jersey plant as well. In doing so, the FDA concluded that deficiencies at the New Jersey plant ...contributed directly to the manufacture of faulty hip implants.

The complaints by Styker hip implant patients have been reported since 2005, and include:

• Pain
• Difficulty walking
• Squeaky joints
• Pieces of implant parts breaking off
• Implant components wearing unevenly
• Bone chipping and fracturing
• Crunching sensations

The deficiencies cited in the second FDA letter included clusters of Staphylococcus bacteria found throughout the plant, and the failure to perform corrective actions in order to prevent the recurrence of nonconforming product or other quality problems.

If you or a loved one has experienced, or is experiencing, any pain or discomfort following hip replacement surgery involving any Stryker components, following are some steps you may take:

• Contact the hospital or surgeon to find out where the components were manufactured.
• Visit http://www.stryker.com for additional information.
• Contact Stryker at 269-385- 2600 (2825 Airview Boulevard, Kalamazoo, MI 49002).

Contact a qualified defective medical device attorney, preferably one familiar with the Stryker recall.