Laray Johnson, a hip implant patient from Alabama, filed a lawsuit against Stryker Orthopaedics on December 06, 2012. According to him, the company is guilty of fraud, manufacturing defect, and negligence.
Johnson has replaced his hips with Stryker Modular Rejuvenate hip replacement devices. He claimed that the implants caused him severe pain and other complications. He filed the Stryker hip lawsuit in the Superior Court of California.
Lawsuit Filed Six Month After Stryker Hip Recall
The plaintiff, Laray Johnson, filed the lawsuit against the manufacturer of Rejuvenate hip replacement systems, Stryker Orthopaedics, six months after the voluntary product recall. The manufacturer issued the recall on June 12, 2012. According to the vice president of the company, Stuart Simpson, “While modular-neck stems provide surgeons with an option to correct certain aspects of a patient’s anatomy and hip biomechanics, given the potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction, Stryker Orthopaedics decided to take this voluntary action.”
Moreover, according to reports, “Johnson’s lawsuit relates to the development, testing, assembling, manufacture, packaging, labeling, preparing, distribution, marketing, supplying, and/or selling of the allegedly defective Rejuvenate hip replacement, which includes the ABG II Modular stems, ABG II Modular necks, and Rejuvenate Modular Neck and Stem components.”
The Superior Quality of Stryker Modular Hip Replacement Systems
The Rejuvenate Modular hip replacement system, the latest model of the Secure-Fit and OmniFit hip devices, was introduced in the market by Stryker Orthopaedics in February 2009. According to the company, “the Rejuvenate hip system was developed to optimize anatomic restoration by providing options that offer enhanced stability, proven modularity, an intra-operative flexibility.”
Compared to traditional hip devices, the company stated that the design of the modular hip system was superior in durability and functionality. Unfortunately, Laray Johnson and several other implant patients who suffered complications associated with the hip device thought otherwise.
Several Lawsuits Filed Alleged Manufacturer of Fraud and Other Counts
The Alabama plaintiff, Laray Johnson, underwent hip replacement surgery on his right hip on March 22, 2011. After replacing his right hip, he underwent yet another hip replacement surgery on his left hip on June 24, 2011. Both hips were replaced with the Stryker Rejuvenate Modular hip replacement device a year before the product recall. Following the hip replacement surgeries, Johnson experienced severe pain and discomfort in the hip area.
Aside from Johnson, many other hip implant patients with defective rejuvenate hip devices have accused Stryker of negligence, manufacturing defect, deceit, concealment of vital information, and breach of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Information on Stryker lawsuits can be found on personal injury law firm websites, such as the Rottenstein Law Group's rotlaw.com.
Johnson has replaced his hips with Stryker Modular Rejuvenate hip replacement devices. He claimed that the implants caused him severe pain and other complications. He filed the Stryker hip lawsuit in the Superior Court of California.
Lawsuit Filed Six Month After Stryker Hip Recall
The plaintiff, Laray Johnson, filed the lawsuit against the manufacturer of Rejuvenate hip replacement systems, Stryker Orthopaedics, six months after the voluntary product recall. The manufacturer issued the recall on June 12, 2012. According to the vice president of the company, Stuart Simpson, “While modular-neck stems provide surgeons with an option to correct certain aspects of a patient’s anatomy and hip biomechanics, given the potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction, Stryker Orthopaedics decided to take this voluntary action.”
Moreover, according to reports, “Johnson’s lawsuit relates to the development, testing, assembling, manufacture, packaging, labeling, preparing, distribution, marketing, supplying, and/or selling of the allegedly defective Rejuvenate hip replacement, which includes the ABG II Modular stems, ABG II Modular necks, and Rejuvenate Modular Neck and Stem components.”
The Superior Quality of Stryker Modular Hip Replacement Systems
The Rejuvenate Modular hip replacement system, the latest model of the Secure-Fit and OmniFit hip devices, was introduced in the market by Stryker Orthopaedics in February 2009. According to the company, “the Rejuvenate hip system was developed to optimize anatomic restoration by providing options that offer enhanced stability, proven modularity, an intra-operative flexibility.”
Compared to traditional hip devices, the company stated that the design of the modular hip system was superior in durability and functionality. Unfortunately, Laray Johnson and several other implant patients who suffered complications associated with the hip device thought otherwise.
Several Lawsuits Filed Alleged Manufacturer of Fraud and Other Counts
The Alabama plaintiff, Laray Johnson, underwent hip replacement surgery on his right hip on March 22, 2011. After replacing his right hip, he underwent yet another hip replacement surgery on his left hip on June 24, 2011. Both hips were replaced with the Stryker Rejuvenate Modular hip replacement device a year before the product recall. Following the hip replacement surgeries, Johnson experienced severe pain and discomfort in the hip area.
Aside from Johnson, many other hip implant patients with defective rejuvenate hip devices have accused Stryker of negligence, manufacturing defect, deceit, concealment of vital information, and breach of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Information on Stryker lawsuits can be found on personal injury law firm websites, such as the Rottenstein Law Group's rotlaw.com.
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