Researchers Sound Alarm over Breast Implant-Related Lymphoma
As of late 2022, Allergen and other textured breast implants have caused hundreds of cases of breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in the United States alone. So far, eight people have sadly lost their lives because of this cancer. “BIA-ALCL is a heterogeneous disease that can involve the implant capsule, soft tissue, regional nodes...
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Exactech Looks to Save Money—and Limit Victims’ Rights—by Offering Third-Party Payouts
In June 2021, Exactech issued recalls of the Exactech Connexion GXL hip liner and the Optetrak and Optetrak Logic knee implants due to premature device failures. To inform implant recipients of their respective device recall, Exactech sent letters to implantees, offering to cover out-of-pocket expenses to have the implant revised. In return for covering revision...
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In Win for Plaintiffs, Judicial Panel Consolidates Exactech Litigation in a Northeast Court
In a recent blog post, we discussed the hearing on September 29th, 2022 to determine where the Exactech multidistrict litigation (MDL) would take place. The primary locations being considered were the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Northern District of Florida, and the Southern or Eastern District of New York State. Since our last post, the...
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Hernia Mesh Lawsuit – What You Need to Know
Over 20,000 cases have been filed against top hernia mesh manufacturers and are currently pending. These lawsuits claim that many popular models of hernia mesh patches are not suited for long term use and have been linked to serious complications and mesh failure. There are five manufactures of hernia mesh involved in the investigation of...
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Exactech Lawsuits Likely to Become Multi-District Litigation
On June 14th, 2022, a motion was filed to consolidate and create a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) for the Exactech cases. A hearing took place at the Thomas F. Eagleton US Courthouse in St. Louis, MO on September 29th, 2022. The hearing was to determine where the Multi-District Litigation for the faulty Exactech hip, knee, and...
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Allergan Implants More Likely Than Others to Cause Cancer
In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified a link between some textured breast implants and a form of Lymphoma known as Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, or more commonly called BIA-ALCL. Despite evidence to suggest there was a link between textured implants and BIA-ALCL, it wasn’t until July of 2019 that the FDA called...
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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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Reports of BIA-ALCL linked to Textured Implants
Millions of women have opted for textured implants when undergoing breast augmentation or breast reconstruction. Textured implants were designed over 50 years ago to prevent or minimize the development of scar tissue and decrease the likelihood of capsular contracture. For this reason, many women and surgeons alike favored this style of implant, especially in breast...
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FDA Issues Recall on The Exactech Connexion GXL Hip Implant
On June 28, 2021, the FDA issued a recall of the Exactech Connexion GXL Hip Implant liners. This came following reports of high rates of failure around the 3-6 year mark- significantly sooner than the 15 to 20 years they had been marketed to last for. Although the liners are made of polyethylene, this model...
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Allergan Breast Implant Recall: What You Need to Know
In 2019 Allergan issued a voluntary worldwide recall of their Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders. This came amid reports of women with Biocell implants and expanders developing breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that brutally attacks the immune system. Allergan Breast Implant Warranty Will Not Cover Operative Costs...
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