A Florida man and his wife recently filed a lawsuit against Howmedica over an allegedly defective Stryker LFIT hip implant. According to the complaint, the device caused the plaintiff to suffer from a number of side effects.

The plaintiff, John N., says he was implanted with the allegedly defective Stryker LFIT hip device on May 6, 2008. After experiencing a number of side effects, he eventually underwent revision surgery to remove the defective Stryker LFIT hip device in October 2016.

After being implanted with the device, John says, he began suffering from complications, including pain in his hip and a limp in his right leg. Doctors found that the supposedly defective Stryker LFIT hip had caused severe metallosis. This led to John’s revision surgery in 2016, and he has since undergone rehabilitation to recover from these injuries.

The defective Stryker LFIT hip lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including negligence, breach of express warranty, failure to warn, defective design, and others. John’s wife, Janet N., also filed on one count of loss of consortium.

Defective Stryker LFIT Hip Implants

Defective Stryker LFIT hip devices have been linked with a range of serious complications, including metallosis, or a kind of metal poisoning in the bloodstream.

Metallosis problems are often linked with metal-on-metal hip implants, like the Stryker device involved in this hip implant lawsuit. These kinds of hip implants allow their metal components to rub together, over time releasing metals like cobalt and chromium into the bloodstream and surrounding tissue. The amount of metal released can be quite excessive, which leads to serious and even permanent problems.

On top of the risk of metallosis, reports have connected defective Stryker LFIT hip implants with an increased risk of dislocation or dissociation.

Recall of Defective Stryker LFIT Hip Products

Stryker has recalled its reportedly defective Stryker LFIT hip products. In response, an ever-growing number of patients who have been injured by this device are coming forward with allegations of damage it has caused.

Patients allege a number of complications after being implanted with defective Stryker LFIT hip implants. These complications include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Disassociation of femoral head from hip stem
• Fractured hip stem trunnion
• Excessive metallic debris
• Insufficient Range of Motion (ROM)
• Insufficient soft tissue tension
• Loss of implant: bone fixation strength
• Excessive wear debris (polymeric)
• Implant construct with a shortened neck length
• Revision surgery

These hip implant lawsuits allege that Stryker failed to adequately warn patients of the serious complications associated with Stryker LFIT femoral heads, placing company profit over patient safety.

Filing a Lawsuit Over Defective Stryker LFIT Hip Implants

If you or someone you love was implanted with a defective Stryker LFIT hip implant and have suffered from these or other side effects, you may be able to file a hip implant lawsuit.

Although filing a claim cannot undo the damage done by complications of a defective Stryker LFIT hip implant, it can help to alleviate the financial expenses caused by medical costs and lost wages.

The Defective Stryker LFIT Hip Implant Lawsuit is Case No. 0:17-cv-01544-DWF-FLN, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.