Plaintiff Marcus T. has filed an Exactech knee replacement lawsuit against Exatech, Inc., in Alabama federal court alleging he suffered adverse effects and complications beyond what he was led to expect.

The product in question is the Optetrak total knee replacement system, made by defendant Exactech.

According to the Exactech knee replacement lawsuit, Marcus alleges that the defendant sold an allegedly defective device. He says he suffered unreasonably dangerous complications that Exactech had failed to adequately warn him and other patients about.

The Exactech knee replacement lawsuit states, “defendants concealed, and continue to conceal, their knowledge of the defective device’s unreasonably dangerous risks from plaintiff, including an increased risk of failure in overweight and obese patients, plaintiff’s medical providers, other consumes, and the medical community at large.”

The Exactech knee replacement lawsuit purports that patients like Marcus who have been implanted with the Optetrak knee replacement system have suffered and will continue to suffer injuries including painful knee revision surgery, continued medical care, continued rehabilitation, and additional possible surgeries.

The complaint states that once Marcus was implanted with the alleged defective device, he experienced pain and other symptoms. Due to these adverse effects, he was required to undergo revision surgery to remove the device.

Marcus files the Exactech knee replacement lawsuit alleging the following counts against Exatech: failure to warn, negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, breach of warranties, and violation of Alabama’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Marcus is a resident and citizen of Etowah County, Alabama.

Exactech Knee Replacement Facts

Knee replacement surgeries, each year, provide relief to thousands of patients who have suffered from adverse effects ranging from inflammation, stiffness, and knee pain. However, when it comes to Exactech Optetrak knee systems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports that patients who have been implanted with units manufactured between 2011 and 2012 may be at risk for early device failure and other complications.

Exactech had allegedly reconfigured its 2011 and 2012 models to incorporate a tibial tray feature. However, the tibial tray feature with a finned design may be the cause of a decrease or reduction in the system’s capability in adhering to the surgical cement used during the surgical procedure. This, therefore, may cause the device to be more prone to failing.

Additionally, the FDA has received hundreds of adverse reports and complaints of the knee implant device’s allegedly defective nature and that patients implanted with the device are suffering from reduced mobility, and pain.

Some of the symptoms that may be a sign of a failed knee implant include but are not limited to difficulty walking and standing, severe pain, impaired balance, poor range of motion, inflammation and swelling, and reduced mobility. Patients who have been implanted with the device have also had to undergo revision surgeries to correct these complications being caused by their defective knee implants.

The Exactech Knee Replacement Lawsuit is Case No. 2:17-cv-01735-RDP, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division.

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