Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head Recall & Lawsuits | 合法醫療器材資訊網

OrthopedicmanufacturerStrykerrecalledtheLFITV40FemoralHeadsbecauseofpatientsexperiencingunusuallyhighinjuryandfailurerisks.Lawsuitsclaim ...

An urgent warning to all patients with a Stryker LFIT Anatomic CoCr V40 Femoral Head: Contact your orthopedic surgeon[1] immediately.

Orthopedic manufacturer Stryker recalled the LFIT V40 Femoral Heads because of patients experiencing unusually high injury and failure risks.  Lawsuits claim the design of these implants is defective and have caused serious injuries, such as tissue death, metal poisoning, and fracture or snapping of the implant.  All of these injuries typically mean a patient will undergo brutal revision surgery[2] to remove and replace the failed implant.

The LFIT head is most commonly used with the following hip stems: Accolade TMZF, Accolade 2, Meridian, Citation.  However, the LFIT femoral head can be implanted with other types of stems in addition to the ones listed here, including the ...