Thousands of hip replacement lawsuits have been filed against various device makers.
Birmingham hip replacement lawsuit.
This led to many people filing hip lawsuit claims.
This isn t the first time smith nephew has issued recalls of their popular hip implants.
Hip replacement lawsuits claim patients were left with serious side effects due to device design or defects.
Product liability lawsuits are being review.
People have also begun filing lawsuits over smith nephew s modular smf and modular redapt hip implants.
Smith nephew manufacturers several hip replacement systems including the smf hip implants the redapt hip implants and the r3 acetabular hip system.
Known settlements amount to at least 2 2 billion.
The birmingham hip resurfacing bhr system is a metal on metal hip implant manufactured by smith nephew that was used in patients who needed partial hip resurfacing or complete hip replacement.
Food and drug administration issued its own warning on the r3 system.
Similar to the birmingham hip recall smith nephew issued a worldwide voluntary recall of the smf redapt and r3 metal liners in june 2012 after reports of device loosening hip pain.
Side effects include allergic reactions metal poisoning infection nerve damage and bone loss.
Birmingham hip resurfacing recall other smith nephew hip recalls.
Several different hip replacement systems and artificial hip components sold in recent years have been linked to high failure rates and other complications.