Early Failure of Stryker Rejuvenate Implants is Due to Corrosion at the Neck-Stem Junction
An article published in March 2013 by the British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery references a recent study of Stryker Rejuvenate implants. The study followed 191 patients with Rejuvenate stems that were implanted between January 2010 and January 2012. Fourteen of those patients required revision surgery due to increased pain and formation of […]
F.D.A. Investigates Multistate Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis
On August 6, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) issued updated information on the recent outbreak of cyclosporiasis occurring in several states in the country. Cyclospora is a parasite that causes an infection of the intestines known as cyclosporiasis.
U.S. Court of Appeals issues opinion allowing for many FMCSA hours-of-service rules to stand
On August 2, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in a case which presented two challenges to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2011 hours-of-service (HOS) rule.
“What Went Wrong with the Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guides?”
The Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guides are single-use, disposable cutting guides intended to help a surgeon mark the bone before cutting during a total knee replacement surgery. The guides ultimately assist the surgeon in the positioning of the total knee replacement components.
Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Cases Selected for Early Mediation
A case management conference was conducted on August 13, 2013 before the Honorable Brian Martinotti, the Judge presiding over the litigation pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey in Bergen County against Howmedica Osteonics Corporation d/b/a Stryker Orthopaedics regarding the recalled Rejuvenate and ABG II Total Hip Systems.
Important Information Regarding the Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guides Recall
On April 10, 2013, Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corporation initiated a Class I recall of their ShapeMatch Cutting Guides. The ShapeMatch Cutting Guides are single-use, disposable cutting guides intended to help a surgeon mark the bone before cutting during a total knee replacement surgery.
Confidential Settlement Reached In Texas Oilfield Injury Lawsuit: Texas Oilfield Accident Lawsuit Settles Forty Days Before Trial
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – John David Hart of the Law Offices of John David Hart in Fort Worth, Texas, Harold Eisenman of Harold Eisenman, P.C. in Houston, Texas and Wilbert J. Saucier, Jr. of Wilbert J. Saucier, Jr., Inc. in Pineville, Louisiana have settled an oilfield accident lawsuit on behalf of 29-year-old Michael Shelton.
F.D.A. Recall Issued on DePuy Orthopaedics-LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component
On August 1, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) issued a Class I recall notice regarding DePuy Orthopaedics’ Limb Preservation System (LPS) Lower Dovetail Intercalary Component.
La FDA Retira Producto “DePuy Orthopaedics-LPS Lower Extremity Dovetail Intercalary Component” Del Mercado
El 1 de agosto del 2013, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) publicó un anuncio acerca del retiro Clase I del Sistema de Preservación de Extremidades (LPS) Lower Dovetail Intercalary Component de DePuy Orthopaedics.
Increased Traffic, Crashes Prompt New Campaign to Promote Safe Driving on Roadways near Oil, Gas Work Areas
Earlier this year, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) published a news release regarding the implementation of a new safety campaign aimed at addressing concerns with the rising rate of serious motor vehicle accidents in the Eagle Ford Shale region of Texas.