Side effects include allergic reactions metal poisoning infection nerve damage and bone loss.
Birmingham hip replacement lawsuit.
This isn t the first time smith nephew has issued recalls of their popular hip implants.
Birmingham hip resurfacing recall other smith nephew hip recalls.
Product liability lawsuits are being review.
The bhr implant consists of a spherical metal cap on the femur leg which connects to a metal cup installed within the hip socket.
Thousands of hip replacement lawsuits have been filed against various device makers.
Smith nephew manufacturers several hip replacement systems including the smf hip implants the redapt hip implants and the r3 acetabular hip system.
The birmingham hip resurfacing or bhr system and r3 acetabular hip system metal liners are part of a mass litigation.
Food and drug administration issued its own warning on the r3 system.
Hip replacement lawsuits claim patients were left with serious side effects due to device design or defects.
This led to many people filing hip lawsuit claims.
Known settlements amount to at least 2 2 billion.
The birmingham hip resurfacing bhr system is a metal on metal hip implant manufactured by smith nephew that was used in patients who needed partial hip resurfacing or complete hip replacement.
Back in 2012 they also recalled the r3 acetabular system.