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Stryker Rejuvenate / revision comparison
With the recent announcement of a $2.47 billion settlement offer from
Johnson & Johnson over its flawed Articular Surface Replacement (ASR)
hip implant, it is important to remember that the ASR, while the most
popular, was only one of many metal-on-metal hip implants on the market.
The Rejuvenate and ABGII hip replacement systems, both made by Stryker,
were recalled in July 2012. More than 30,000 of the Stryker hip systems
have been installed worldwide, 20,000 of them in U.S. patients. The recall
came after the implant was been found to be prone to corrosion, joint
dislocation, and the release of metal ions, which can cause metallosis,
tissue inflammation, necrosis and death. The announcement has since led to
hundreds of lawsuits being filed against Stryker.
Today, Monday November 18, 2013, the federal court docket reflected for the first time that there is a settlement in the Johns & Johnson ASR metal on metal hip implant litigation. The New York Times and Bloomberg Financial News had reported based upon unnamed sources a $4 billion dollar settlement of the 12,000 lawsuits brought against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson for failures of the ASR metal on metal hip implants. There had been no confirmation of any settlement by Johnson & Johnson, DePuy or any of the lawyers negotiating the deal. Further, the court filings had not provided any confirmation of a settlement. However, several scheduled jury trials involving the ASR had recently been settled or postponed leading to speculation that there had been a “stand down” of litigation in anticipation of a settlement.