FDA Updates Exactech Hip Implant Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration prompted medical-implant manufacturer Exactech to expand its voluntary hip implant recall to all models, not just some of them. Exactech joint replacement devices are used to replace painful, arthritic joints due to osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and loss of normal structure and function in adults. These devices are also...
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Exactech Faulty Liners Leaving 200,000+ Patients At Risk Of Implant Failure
In 2021 Exactech’s Connexion GXL Hip liner and Optetrak/Optetrak Logic Knee implants were recalled leaving more than 200,000 people with faulty devices in their bodies. As of 2019, the FDA reported that there were about 90,000 people in the United States with an Exactech hip implant, and around 147,700 with an Exactech knee implant. The...
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