Assisting Southern California Patients Injured by Defective Stryker Hip and Joint Replacement Implants
Stryker Corporation, a major manufacturer of hip and joint replacement implants, is once again under scrutiny by the FDA for ongoing violations putting patients at grave risk for serious injury. The Southern California lawyers at Kerry Steigerwalt's Pacific Law Center find this disregard for patient safety to be inexcusable. Our legal team is dedicated to helping victims injured by defective medical devices get the compensation they deserve from the negligent companies at fault. If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective Stryker hip or joint implant, contact Kerry Steigerwalt's Pacific Law Center today for a free consultation with one of our skilled attorneys.
- Patient Complaints
- FDA Investigation and Findings
- Bacterial Contamination at the Stryker Plant
- Defective Stryker Medical Devices
- Hip and Joint Implant Complications
Patient Complaints
Within the last two years, many patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery or another type of joint replacement surgery with Stryker implants have suffered post-surgical complications and injury. Patients’ complaints have included the following claims:
- Bone fractures and broken bones
- Component breakage and chipping
- Uneven component wear
- Squeaky or noisy hip implants
- Pain and discomfort
- Difficulty walking
To fully repair damage caused by the defective implants and/or replace the implants, many patients have had to undergo secondary surgery.
FDA Investigation and Findings
Stryker has received many complaints from injured patients since 2005, which lead to further investigation by the FDA. After an inspection of the Stryker manufacturing facility in 2007, the FDA demanded that the medical device company revise its manufacturing and quality control practices to ensure the safety of its products. Despite the danger Stryker’s hip and joint implants pose to patients, the company has yet to resolve the issues outlined by the FDA.
The investigation into Stryker’s manufacturing and quality control processes revealed that the company was producing the following:
- Improperly fitted hip replacements
- Improper hip implant fixation
- Faulty hip replacement components
In addition, the FDA discovered Staph bacteria contaminating the manufacturing facility.
Bacterial Contamination at the Stryker Plant
The FDA inspection in 2007 revealed dangerous Staphylococcus bacteria contaminating the Stryker manufacturing facility. The presence of this type of bacteria poses a huge risk to patients’ health. If a patient were to receive an implant contaminated with staph bacteria, a serious, and possibly fatal infection could develop.
Even after the FDA warned Stryker Corporation about the Staphylococcus contamination, the company still failed to discover the source of the bacteria and sufficiently decontaminate the facility. If you or a loved one developed a Staph infection after hip or joint replacement surgery with Stryker implants, contact our personal injury lawyers in San Diego today to begin your claim.
Defective Stryker Medical Devices
The FDA found these Stryker products to contain potentially harmful manufacturing defects:
- Duracon Total Knee Modular Femoral Component
- Global Modular Hip Stems
- Trident Hemispherical Cluster 50 MM
- Hip Implants with ceramic components
- Trident PSL HA Solid Black 52 MM
- ReUnion Plasma Spray Humeral Stem
- Solar Plasma Purefix HA Shoulder Stems
- Trident PSL Acetabular Shells
If you or a loved one was the recipient of one of these Stryker products and has experienced post surgical complications such as those listed below, contact Pacific law Center today.
Hip and Joint Implant Complications
- Difficulty walking and/or articulating the replaced joint
- Broken or fractured bones at the site of the implant
- Pain at the site of the implant
- Squeaking or grinding sound from the replaced joint
- Staph infection after implant surgery
When a defective medical device is harming patients, the attorneys at Kerry Steigerwalt's Pacific Law Center are committed to helping injured victims obtain the financial compensation they deserve. Contact our law offices today to speak with a product liability lawyer about your Stryker hip or joint replacement case. San Diego-based, Kerry Steigerwalt's Pacific Law Center assists clients throughout California and the nation.
