142 results

• Synovo Total Hip Systems Have Not Been Sufficiently Tested, FDA Warns

  January 4, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is warning healthcare professionals not to use Synovo Total Hip Systems, because the manufacturer has made changes to the implants which have not been tested for safety or effectiveness by federal regulators.

• Exactech Connexion GXL Liner Lawsuit Filed After Hip Replacement Failed After Only Four Years

  December 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed over a failed Connexion GXL hip liner claims a hip implant designed to last 20 years failed after only four, resulting in the need for revision surgery.

• Exactech Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed Over “Poly Wear” and “Metallosis” From Defective Liner

  April 27, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An Exactech hip replacement lawsuit blames a defective design for metallosis, liner wear and the need for revision surgery.

• Exactech Connexion GXL Liner Lawsuit Filed Over Hip Replacement Failure

  March 18, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An Exactech Connexion GXL hip implant liner failed prematurely for a New York man, resulting in the need for revision surgery and a recently-filed product liability lawsuit.

• Exactech Novation Hip Lawsuit Filed Over Recalled Connexion GXL Polyethylene Liners

  February 23, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  An ExacTech Connexion GXL lawsuit claims the hip implant liners are defectively designed, which leads to premature wear and failure.

• Hip and Knee Replacement May Lower Fall Risks For Elderly Patients: Study

  November 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that undergoing total hip or knee replacement surgery may help reduce the risk of elderly falls.

• Profemur Hip Implant Lawsuits Consolidated In Arkansas Federal Court

  August 12, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has consolidated all Wright Profemur hip lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Profemur Hip Implant Lawsuit MDL Consolidation To Be Considered By Panel Of Federal Judges

  July 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear oral arguments on whether to consolidate all Wright Profemur hip lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Hip Replacement Lawsuit Filed Over Failure of Wright Profemur Implants

  June 11, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Wright Profemur lawsuit claims the manufacturer knew about defective design problems with the hip replacement system for years that could lead to premature failure.

• Wright Profemur Hip Lawsuit Centralization Sought in Federal MDL

  May 20, 2020

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs who have filed Wright Profemur hip implant failure lawsuits are calling for all claims filed in federal courts nationwide to be consolidated before one judge for pretrial proceedings.