Hip replacement is a common medical procedure that replaces a damaged hip joint with a prosthetic implant. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons reports that more than 231,000 total hip replacements are performed each year in the United States. In 2007, there was a 362% increase in ASR hip implant…
Back in June 2012, when Stryker Orthopedics decided to recall its Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems due to “fretting and/or corrosion” in the implant which can lead to an “adverse local tissue reaction, as well as “pain and/or swelling, in or around your hip,” they acknowledged a problem but stopped short of accepting full legal responsibility for allege…
Bair Hugger® Litigation
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered all federal cases alleging infections caused by the 3M Bair Hugger® devices be coordinated Bair Hugger® into an “MDL” assigned to the Honorable U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen.
Meshbesher & Spence partner, Genevieve Zimmerman filed the motion on August 21, 2015 requesting coordination of…
Infection prevention is a serious matter in surgical facilities around the nation. Anything that increases the rate of infection merits serious attention.
Bair Hugger® forced air warming products are used by hospitals to keep a patient warm during surgery, or as doctors might say, to prevent “intraoperative hypothermia.” Bair Hugger® blankets are used in hospita…
In 2012, two defective Stryker hip implants—the Rejuvenate and ABG II—were recalled. A settlement was reached on November 3, 2014 regarding these devices, but many patients who were injured by them are confused about whether the resultant Stryker lawsuits a considered a class action or not—it’s an issue that even lawyers can get confused about. In this podcast, Tony Nemo e…