When Did Stryker Know About Hip Implant Problems?
Its no secret that medical device manufacturers would rather tout their successes than reveal problems that have been uncovered with their products. Stryker Corporations recent recall of its Trident PSL and Hemispherical Acetabular Cups are causing patients to ask, When did Stryker know about problems with its hip implant products? What the FDA claims According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Stryker was aware of customer complaints about its Trident line of ceramic-on-ceramic hip implant products since 2005. In a letter released on January 15th of 2008, the FDA warned Stryker to address the issues concerning these products and provided the following information: According to the letter, the FDA claims that Stryker received the following complaints from patients: • January of 2005 through June of 2007: Improper seating of hip implants in broached bones resulting in bone fractures. • January of 2005 through May of 2007: Trident Hemispherical and Trident PSL Cups failed to fun
