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1 paź 2024 · People have filed Smith & Nephew hip replacement lawsuits because the manufacturer’s metal-on-metal devices led to metallosis and other serious complications. Smith & Nephew recalled 4,000 R3 Acetabular Hip Systems in 2012 and 2,000 Modular SMF and Modular Redapt Revision Femoral Hip Systems in 2016 over issues that could result in more lawsuits.
3 cze 2015 · for Recall: The firm observed that the BIRMINGHAM HIP(TM) Resurfacing (BHR) System had revision rates which were higher than established benchmarks. FDA Determined Cause 2: Device Design:...
10 sty 2024 · Smith & Nephew BHR. The multinational medical device maker Smith & Nephew, headquartered in Great Britain, has been the subject of many different lawsuits over various allegedly defective hip replacement products, including: Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) System; Birmingham Hip Modular Head (BHMH) - phased out in 2014-2015
11 mar 2023 · In 2015, manufacturer Smith & Nephew voluntarily recalled femoral heads that were 46 millimeters (mm) in diameter and smaller due to a greater risk of dislocation and a need for revision surgery. Patients do not need to take any action unless the artificial joint is causing them problems or pain.
8 gru 2020 · 2020 marks the five-year anniversary of the recall for the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) System manufactured by the medical device company, Smith and Nephew. The BHR is a metal-on-metal hip implant that consists of the metals cobalt and chromium.
25 lis 2018 · Despite the challenges a metal-on-metal product presented, a new all-metal hip resurfacing product, known as the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) system, made by Smith & Nephew, came on...
11 paź 2024 · The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device...
