FDA Warns Stryker Howmedica Osteonics on Hip Implant
January 21, 2008 by Jay Genkins
Filed under Defective Products, FDA, Features
January 16, 2008
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics manufactures femoral hip components that are used for surgical implants.
The FDA has warned Stryker to fix the hip implant problems: In a letter to Stryker Federal Regulators wrote:
“Your firm has not identified the root causes of the microorganism contamination and has not executed corrective and preventive action to prevent recurrence,” the letter states.
The FDA said it was aware that the company has received patient complaints starting January 2005 on many existing problems. Reported problems include improper fitting of hip implants that has caused bone fractures. Patients were also known to have complained about pain, difficulty walking and “squeaky” joins, and some have even had pieces of the implant parts break off.
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