Problems with the Exactech Device The four parts of a standard total knee replacement include: The femoral component – a metal piece that attaches to the thigh bone The tibial tray – a metal piece that fits into the shin bone The patellar component – a piece of plastic that fits onto ...
The article reports that American manufacturer of personalized joint replacement technologies Zimmer of Warsaw, Indiana is pulling off components of its NexGen CR Complete Knee Systems from the Australian market to upd...
The health of your knees is directly related to your ability to get around – and to the overall quality of your life as a result. Undergoing knee replacement surgery requires you to place a great deal of trust in a prosthetic device. If that device has failed you because of adefect, th...
The total knee replacement market was valued at USD 9.4 billion in 2023 and is expected to exhibit growth at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2024 to 2032 driven by increasing prevalence of arthritis and osteoporosis.
are slated for July and September 2025. At least 1,670Exactech lawsuitsare involved, blaming a packaging problem that caused hip, knee, shoulder and ankle implants to degrade and fail long before their time. Some patients required replacement surgery within a few years of receiving the implant....
Earlier in the morning the physiotherapist had taken me to a room equipped with various walking obstacles that new knee replacement patients are likely to encounter. One example of this was a short flight of stairs which are easy enough for a able bodied person, but a major challenge to a ...
According to Exactech, the Optetrak knee and ankle recalls were necessary because defective bags used to store the liners could allow oxygen to diffuse the plastic insert, resulting in oxidation prior to joint replacement surgery. This places patients at risk for: ...
Device failures, fractures and malpositioning Instability and weakness Knee Replacement Complications Some knee replacement manufacturers have implanted poorly designed devices into thousands of people who are now experiencing debilitating side effects. Many medical device companies have pushed their untested kne...
The demand for cementless knee replacement is increasing1, specifically for younger, more active patients for whom biological fixation and in-growth of the implant to bone may help meet the demands of their active lifestyle today and into the future. In the U.S., cementless total knee ...
“We are excited to add a robotic-assisted offering with our clinically proven implant for UKA which we believe will address some of the key unmet needs in the partial knee replacement segment, including accuracy and simplicity, that oth...