If you or a loved one had a Stryker hip implant that contained a Stryker LFIT V40 femoral metal head and suffered injury or complications, including hip revision surgery to repair or replace the hip implant, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Stryker hip replacement recall lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit cases and settlement claims of patients who had a Stryker hip replacement implant that contained a Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head and suffered injury or complications requiring hip revision surgery to repair or replace the Stryker hip implant.
Stryker Hip Replacement Lawsuit Cases
Stryker hip replacement lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who had hip revision surgery to repair or replace a Stryker hip implant, hip prosthesis, or artificial hip joint, including the following Stryker hip implants that may have contained a Stryker LFIT V40 femoral metal head:
- Stryker Accolade
- Stryker Accolade TMZF Plus Femoral Hip Stem
- Stryker Accolade II Femoral Hip System
- Stryker Meridian
- Stryker Restoration Modular Hip System
- Stryker Restoration HA Stem
- Stryker Restoration PS Stem
- Stryker Rejuvenate Monolithic Hip Stem
- Stryker ABG II Monolithic Hip Stem
- Stryker Hipstar Femoral Hip Stem
- Stryker Meridian PA Hip Stem
- Stryker Exeter V40 Hip Stem
- Stryker Reliance Femoral Hip Stem
- Other Stryker Femoral Stems
- Other Stryker V40 Hip Replacements
- Other Stryker Hip Implants
Stryker LFIT V40 hip lawsuits filed in federal district courts were consolidated and/or transferred into an MDL or multidistrict litigation styled: In Re: Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 2768 (District of Massachusetts).
Stryker Hip Implant Injury Claims
Stryker hip injury cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who had a stryker hip implant that may have contained a recalled Stryker V40 CoCr LFIT Femoral Head and suffered serious injuries or complications, including:
- Revision surgery to repair or replace Stryker hip implant
- Additional surgery for complications of hip revision
- Disassociation of the V40 femoral head
- Dislocation of the femoral head from the hip stem
- Dislocation of hip implant
- Hip implant failure
- Fractured hip stem trunnions
- Excessive metallic debris
- Excessive wear debris
- Adverse local tissue reaction
- Periprosthetic fracture
- Loosening of hip implant within the body
- Corrosion of implant materials
- Fretting or wearing away of implant materials
- Debridement (removal) of necrotic tissue
- Osteotomy for stem removal
- Problems while walking or not being able to walk
- Pain walking or unable to walk
- Pain rising from a seated position
- Pain with weight bearing
- Hip dislocation
- Feeling like joint slipped or moved
- Popping or squeaking noises in hips
- Swelling near hip or groin
- Lumps near hip replacement
- Necrosis (premature tissue death)
- Osteolysis or bone loss
- Bone fracture near implant site
- Bone loss requiring bone grafting
- Unintended femur fracture
- Placement of cabling or hardware for fracture
- Inability to lift the front part of foot (foot drop)
- Injury to peroneal nerve
- Metal toxicity (metallosis)
- High levels of cobalt, chromium or titanium
- Surgery to repair damaged abductor muscle
- Inflammation
- Infection
- Other hip implant injury or complications
- Death
Stryker Hip Replacement Recall: Stryker LFIT V40
In August of 2016, Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head hip implants were recalled due to complaints of possible harm to patients from a potential taper lock failure (i.e., where the femoral head or ball comes loose from the stem that attaches it to the femur or leg bone), including dislocation of the femoral head from the hip stem, fractured hip stem trunnions, excessive metallic debris, excessive wear debris, revision surgery, inflammation, adverse local tissue reaction, and periprosthetic fracture.
Stryker V40 CoCr (cobalt/chrome) LFIT (Low Friction Ion Treatment) Femoral Head is a hip implant that was indicated for patients requiring total hip arthroplasty, consisting of a femoral head that could be used interchangeably with Stryker’s femoral stems with a V40 style trunnion (e.g., Accolade TMZF (Titanium, Molybdnum, Zirconium, and Fe/iron) Plus Femoral Hip Stem, Accolade II Femoral Hip System, Restoration Modular Hip System, Restoration HA Stem, Restoration PS Stem, Rejuvenate Monolithic Hip Stem, ABG II Monolithic Hip Stem, Hipstar Femoral Hip Stem, Citation TMZF HA femoral stem, Meridian PA Hip Stem, Exeter V40 Hip stem, Reliance Femoral Hip Stem, among others.
If you or someone you love suffered injury or complications from a Stryker hip implant that contained a Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Stryker hip replacement recall lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a hip implant injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (Stryker) or product (i.e., Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head, Stryker Rejuvenate, and Stryker ABG II hip implants) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
***The use of any trademarks, tradenames or service marks is solely for product identification and/or informational purposes.
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