A resident in Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Stryker
Corporation because of the health issues she has been experiencing a year after
she had her hip replacement implant. Joann Alcorn, the plaintiff, claimed that the Stryker Trident
device was the main reason why she suffered from complications. The lawsuit
states that Stryker Corporation owes her more than $75,000 for damages.
In December 11, 2002, Alcorn went through a hip replacement surgery on her left hip, in which the Stryker Trident Acetabular system was implanted. Six years later, the Trident hip replacement system models were pulled out because of the number of complaints the manufacturer and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had received. The most common reactions to having the Trident hip implant are difficulty with ambulation, loss of range of motion, and severe hip pain. Alcorn says the pain worsened when she made any movement while in an upright position. Eventually, she ended up in a wheelchair because she could no longer walk.
Recently, Stryker Orthopedics issued another voluntary recall for another model of hip replacement systems. This time, the products recalled are the Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants. Both were pulled out on July 2012. Both modular-neck implants had a metal neck that was placed inside a metal stem. Over time, these two components would shed small shards of cobalt into the surrounding tissues. The debris also entered the person’s bloodstream, therefore causing metal poisoning (metallosis) and tissue death (necrosis). Severe pain within the implant’s area and bone fractures were also experienced by some patients.
Unlike the Rejuvenate and ABG II, the Stryker Trident had different problems – it was made of ceramic. The Trident hip replacement systems resulted in implant failures, squeaky joints, and bone fractures. Due to all the complexities the Trident caused, patients had to undergo revision surgery much earlier than anticipated. Instead of the estimated 15 years, revision surgery had to take place around the fifth year after the original implantation.
Joann Alcorn stated in the Stryker hip lawsuit that the Trident PSL acetabular shell prematurely loosened. The component failed to merge to the bone as intended. The plaintiff had her hip implant replaced on May 2009, undergoing another surgery. After the first revision surgery on May 2009, she had another one on June 2011. Unfortunately, both surgeries were not successful. To this day, Alcorn still suffers from severe and chronic hip pain.
Alcorn added in the Stryker hip lawsuit that Stryker Corporation failed to conform to manufacturing guidelines mandated by the FDA. During the FDA inspection in a Stryker facility, inspectors found the plant to be contaminated with Staphylococcus. According to Alcorn’s attorney, excess contamination of these bacteria can interfere with the bony ingrowth, which is needed to secure an implant in place.
In December 11, 2002, Alcorn went through a hip replacement surgery on her left hip, in which the Stryker Trident Acetabular system was implanted. Six years later, the Trident hip replacement system models were pulled out because of the number of complaints the manufacturer and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had received. The most common reactions to having the Trident hip implant are difficulty with ambulation, loss of range of motion, and severe hip pain. Alcorn says the pain worsened when she made any movement while in an upright position. Eventually, she ended up in a wheelchair because she could no longer walk.
Recently, Stryker Orthopedics issued another voluntary recall for another model of hip replacement systems. This time, the products recalled are the Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants. Both were pulled out on July 2012. Both modular-neck implants had a metal neck that was placed inside a metal stem. Over time, these two components would shed small shards of cobalt into the surrounding tissues. The debris also entered the person’s bloodstream, therefore causing metal poisoning (metallosis) and tissue death (necrosis). Severe pain within the implant’s area and bone fractures were also experienced by some patients.
Unlike the Rejuvenate and ABG II, the Stryker Trident had different problems – it was made of ceramic. The Trident hip replacement systems resulted in implant failures, squeaky joints, and bone fractures. Due to all the complexities the Trident caused, patients had to undergo revision surgery much earlier than anticipated. Instead of the estimated 15 years, revision surgery had to take place around the fifth year after the original implantation.
Joann Alcorn stated in the Stryker hip lawsuit that the Trident PSL acetabular shell prematurely loosened. The component failed to merge to the bone as intended. The plaintiff had her hip implant replaced on May 2009, undergoing another surgery. After the first revision surgery on May 2009, she had another one on June 2011. Unfortunately, both surgeries were not successful. To this day, Alcorn still suffers from severe and chronic hip pain.
Alcorn added in the Stryker hip lawsuit that Stryker Corporation failed to conform to manufacturing guidelines mandated by the FDA. During the FDA inspection in a Stryker facility, inspectors found the plant to be contaminated with Staphylococcus. According to Alcorn’s attorney, excess contamination of these bacteria can interfere with the bony ingrowth, which is needed to secure an implant in place.
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