Smith & Nephew Remove Hip Device From Market

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  Hip Replacement Device by Smith & Nephew pulled The London company, Smith & Nephew, is voluntarily removing a component of one of their all metal hip replacement systems.  The device is an optional metal liner for the R3 Acetabular System hip replacement system. This move comes after the company had  reports of a higher [...]

Complaints Against All-Metal Hip Implants on the Rise

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Following a review of federal data, the New York Times discovered that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received more than 5,000 reports about metal-on-metal hip implants since January of this year, a number that exceeds what the agency previously received regarding these devices from the past for years combined. The recent surge in [...]