Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) today said it’s voluntarily yanking some of the smaller components used with its flagship Birmingham hip replacement, after reviewing data showing that the smaller devices have a higher revision rate that larger sizes. The British orthopedic device maker said a review of data in the U.K.’s National Joint Registry of England & Wales […]
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Arkansas hospital sues Stryker over hip implant recalls
A hospital in Arkansas is suing Stryker (NYSE:SYK) to recoup the losses it claims it incurred when the company recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II hip implants in 2012. Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark., sued Stryker April 27 in an Arkansas state court, according to court documents, seeking to force Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker […]