Tag: knee implant
B. Braun Halts Aesculap Knee Implants Due to ‘Critical’ Risk
B. Braun is warning surgeons to stop implanting certain Aesculap knee implants due to a "possible malfunction" that can cause them to loosen and fail prematurely, resulting in the need for another surgery.
Exactech Optetrak Lawsuit Filed Over Knee Implant Failure
A man from Alabama has filed a lawsuit after his Exactech Optetrak knee replacement failed just a few years after he had knee surgery.
Study: DePuy Attune Knee Implants Failing Prematurely
DePuy's Attune Knee Replacement is suffering "unusually high rates of early failure" due to loosening and poor bonding of metal to bone, according to a study published in the Journal of Knee Surgery.