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Sulzer Orthopedics in trouble over defective hip implant.
Biomedical Materials
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July 1, 2001
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COPYRIGHT 2001 International Newsletters. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
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Sulzer Orthopedics Inc based in Austin, Texas, USA admits that it "can no longer maintain its formerly expressed opinion that it is sufficiently insured" to cover all the costs that will be associated with the recall of its allegedly defective Inter-Op hip implant.
The company is a subsidiary of Sulzer Medica in Winterthur, Switzerland. The recall was initiated on 5 December 2000. (See Biomedical Materials, April 2001, p. 9.)
The company's investigation into the problem reveals that a trace of mineral oil-based lubricant remaining on the implant after the ...
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Sulzer Orthopedics renamed Centerpulse Orthopedics Inc. (Newswire).
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; Austin, TX-based orthopedic products supplier Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., a subsidiary of Centerpulse, has changed its name to Centerpulse Orthopedics Inc. The name change completes the corporatewide...
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Sulzer's knee implants are latest product problem.
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; A spokesman for Sulzer Orthopedics, Austin, TX, said a substantial number of its artificial knees might need replacing in patients. The implants have the same problem...
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Ruling on e-dockets highlights new duties for attorneys.
Magazine article from: Trial
; ...or monitor the electronic docket. (Kuhn v. Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., 2007 WL 2287742 (6th Cir. Aug. 10...claimant in a class action settlement against Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc., for hip implant defects. Because of...
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The fault line of success and failure: coatings and surface treatments are seen as the keys to implant longevity. But can they deliver?(FEATURE: SURFACE MODIFICATION)
Magazine article from: Orthopedic Design & Technology
; ...live to 90. Which is to say nothing of future gains. If revision surgeries posed less risk, this discrepancy would not be so troubling...greater, infection more frequent, etc. Doctors put off revision surgeries as long as possible for these reasons. With patients in...
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Stryker Orthopedics.(MEDICAL DEVICES)
Newspaper article from: Warning Letter Bulletin
; ...instances, these problems have required revision surgeries. In addition, complaints were also...some of those problems resulted in revision surgeries due to implant failures (fractures...to function which has resulted in revision surgeries. The causes of detected or potential...
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Validation problems and FDA reporting lapses result in 8-point 483 for Stryker.(MEDICAL DEVICES)
Newspaper article from: Inspection Monitor
; ...failed fixations of hip implant components that required revision surgeries. A QA investigation revealed presence of various chemicals...with a ceramic bearing component, which also resulted in revision surgeries. Some surgeries were required due to implant failures...
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FDA inspection results in 8-point 483 for Stryker.(Medical Devices)
Newspaper article from: Validation Times
; ...failed fixations of hip implant components that required revision surgeries. A QA investigation revealed presence of various chemicals...with a ceramic bearing component, which also resulted in revision surgeries. Some surgeries were required due to implant failures...
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New hip replacement method gains acceptance.
Magazine article from: Healthcare Purchasing News
; ...to 12 years, researchers say. That could mean fewer repeat hip implant surgeries. In 1998, 12% -- about 30,000 -- were revision surgeries. One Wisconsin surgeon said every active patient is theoretically a candidate for a metal-on-metal hip implant unless...
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Spinal Restoration names Sabins president and CEO.(PEOPLE NEWS)(Gary E. Sabins, chief executive officer)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Orthopedic Design & Technology
; ...business consultant and entrepreneur and has launched or assisted several companies. He previously served as president of Sulzer Orthopedics, where he increased the company's revenue from $80 million to more than $650 million in an eight-year period. At Spinal...
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Exactech beefs up international sales division.(PEOPLE NEWS)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Orthopedic Design & Technology
; ...device firm in Beijing. He also spent time as vice president of international sales at Centerpulse (formerly known as Sulzer Orthopedics), an Austin, TX-based orthopedic products supplier. Berdat also worked in sales for other international orthopedic firms...
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