Stryker Hip Implant Defects: Lawyer, Lawsuit

Stryker Hip Implant Defect Failure, FDA and Recall Information

IMPORTANT ALERT:
On January 22, 2008, Stryker announced that it was recalling two products within the company's Trident line. The Stryker Hip Implant component recall involves two hip replacement cups - the Trident Acetabular PSL Cup and the Trident Hemispherical Cups - made at the Stryker facility in Cork, Ireland.

Thousands of people every year need some sort of joint implant to maintain a reasonably healthy lifestyle and to simply be able to stay on their feet. One of the most common implants today is the hip replacement implant, as this medical advancement has allowed many patients to continue to lead an active lifestyle without having to manage the excruciating pain that often accompanies a degenerative hip.

Several companies have put their expertise to use in developing and manufacturing hip implants, and one of the leaders in this effort is Stryker Corp., which is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a manufacturing plant in New Jersey. Stryker generated millions of dollars in revenue because of their hip implants, and for a time everything appeared to be moving forward in a positive fashion.

However, it wasn't long before serious concerns began to arise, and these concerns ultimately led to the involvement of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on several levels. There were many reports of several different potential defects in these hip implant products, and the FDA has just recently come down hard on Stryker for several reasons.

If you or someone you love is depending on a hip implant to maintain his or her lifestyle, then you need to take a few immediate steps to ensure that you will not suffer needlessly as a result of a potentially defective product. There is time to possibly correct the problem and mitigate the damage that would be done if you don't act now, but simultaneously, there is no time to waste.

The first step you need to take is to contact your primary medical care provider, even if you are not experiencing any negative side effects from your hip implant at the moment. The fact is that serious problems could arise at any time even if you don't see them coming. You need to ask your doctor what model of hip implant you are using, and if it's a Stryker model, you need to report to your doctor's office as soon as possible to complete a full evaluation.

If it turns out that you are in fact depending on a defective hip implant based on any of several factors that have been put forth by other patients and the FDA, you need to take action to protect your rights. Contact a defective products attorney as soon as possible to schedule an initial consultation and to begin the process of evaluating, and, if advisable, enforcing your legal rights.

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