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The first lawsuit in the United States against DePuy Orthopaedics was filed on June 15, 2010. [citation needed] Through the multidistrict litigation process, the cases were centralized in different courts depending on the exact implant at issue. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a ruling on December 7 ...
Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. [1] Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi(half) replacement. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery is generally conducted to relieve arthritis pain or in some hip fractures.
A multistate team of litigators helped to negotiate a settlement with medical technology firm Stryker Corp. on Friday. Stryker, a Fortune 500 company, had been faced with multidistrict as well as ...
depuysynthes .com. DePuy Synthes ( / dəˈpjuː /) is a franchise of orthopaedic and neurosurgery companies. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998, its companies form part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices group. DePuy develops and markets products under the Codman, DePuy Mitek, DePuy Orthopaedics and DePuy Spine brands.
Dec. 25—One of the country's largest faith-based medical cost-sharing groups has filed a lawsuit saying the state is violating its religious rights by attempting to prevent such entities from ...
Metallosis is the medical condition involving deposition and build-up of metal debris in the soft tissues of the body. [ 1] Metallosis has been known to occur when metallic components in medical implants, specifically joint replacements, abrade against one another. [ 1] Metallosis has also been observed in some patients either sensitive to the ...
Facebook recently paid 1.4 million Illinois residents $397 in 2022 as part of a class action lawsuit for facial recognition breaches through its “Tag Suggestions” feature, per CNBC. Google is ...
Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the head of the femur while a matching metal cup (similar to what is used with a THR) is placed in the acetabulum (pelvis socket), replacing the articulating surfaces of the ...