Biomet

February 24, 2017

Shoulder Implant Failure

Shoulder implant failure in the news. First it was the hip implant failures, then the knee implant failures and now the shoulder implants have come under fire.

Shoulder Implant Failure. Zimmer Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder devices recalled and linked to shoulder fracture and failure.

Zimmer Biomet, a major manufacturer of shoulder implants, announced a U.S. recall of its shoulder devices after many complaints of shoulder fractures causing severe pain, permanent loss of shoulder function, infections and other serious injuries.

February 6, 2014

Biomet Announces Global Settlement for Metal on Metal Hip Cases

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Biomet Orthopedics the manufacturer of a line of metal on metal hips, announced a global settlement late yesterday, involving the hundreds of defective hip claims.

The agreement settles Biomet M2a Magnum hip lawsuits brought in the federal court system. Biomet agreed to pay $56 million to resolve lawsuits alleging that design problems with the metal-on-metal implant caused patients to undergo hip revision surgery.

1,000 Biomet Defective Hip Claims

September 2, 2013

Biomet M2A Metallosis Hip Failure Cases Update

by Dr. Shezad Malik

The federal judge overseeing the Biomet M2A Magnum hip failure lawsuits has denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuits based on federal preemption. Many plaintiffs have filed product liability lawsuits over early hip failure and metallosis involving the Biomet metal hip replacement device.

Plaintiff Biomet Injuries

The plaintiff, Leslie Caccia, had to undergo multiple revision surgeries after his Biomet ReCap Femoral Resurfacing System and M2A-Magnum metal-on-metal hip replacement system prematurely failed.