Popping and Squeaking Sounds of Trident Prompted Patients to File Stryker Hip Lawsuits

A Stryker hip lawsuit claimed that the company was negligent when it failed to warn doctors and the users of their products about the risks of their hip replacement systems. A lawsuit filed on September 5th by Darlene Gray claims that the plaintiff had the Trident hip replacement device implanted on her right hip after going through avascular necrosis for years. Nevertheless, the prosthetic hip didn’t live up to its expectations. Instead of failing 10 to 15 years after its insertion, it would last only around five years. Thus, Gray was forced to have revision surgery to correct the problems she was due to the implanted.

In 2008, Stryker issued a voluntary recall of the Trident Acetabular System after hundreds of complaints reached the company as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Aside from patients complaining of pain in their hip, there have been reports of popping and squeaking sounds. More serious complications have also been experienced, like bone fractures, early implant failure, and severe pain. The sounds are not only embarrassing when the person is out and about, but it is an indicative of other complications linked to the product.

Many patients whose health were thoroughly affected have decided to move forward with a Stryker hip lawsuit. Darlene Gray, who was mentioned earlier, is seeking to be recompensed for the damages that she experienced along with the pain. She also wants to be compensated for the medical expenses she needed to shell out for treatment.

More recently, Stryker has become the object of another controversy when it pulled out another one of its products from the market – the Rejuvenate hip replacement system. The Rejuvenate, although ceramic, has components made of titanium and cobalt. When these two parts rub against each other, the friction causes metallic debris to attach onto tissues located within the implant, triggering tissue necrosis. Patients who have the Rejuvenate have alleged various complications such as corrosion, bone fractures, and metallosis.

Some Stryker hip lawsuits related to the Trident hip systems have been merged under one judge in the New Jersey Superior Court of Atlantic County. This was done to speed up the procedure and to help those who have been harmed reach Stryker hip settlements.