Exactech Knee Recall Lawsuit

​Call an Exactech Knee Recall Lawyer Today if You Have an Exactech Knee Replacement System About an Exactech Knee Recall Lawsuit

Exactech Recall Lawsuit

If you have one of the Defective Exactech Knee Replacement, call an Exactect Knee Recall Lawyer today.

• ​As a result of design defects with the Exactech Optetrak knee replacement system, tens-of-thousands of patients are experiencing serious issues with their knee replacements due to defective polyethylene inserts that may wear out significantly over time, resulting in the need for painful revision surgery for many patients. If you received an Exactech knee or ankle replacement implant after 2004, you may be eligible for a substantial settlement. Contact us today for free to find out if you have a case.  Call an Exactech Knee Recall Lawyer today and see if you qualify for a Exactech Knee Recall Lawsuit. 

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How do I know if I Have a Defective Exactech Knee Replacement?

If you knee replacement contains the defective polyethylene inserts, call an Exaxtect Knee Recall Lawyer

• The defective devices, containing Exactech Knee and Ankle Ultra-High Molecular Weight  Polyethylene, were recalled by the manufacturer. They include specific OPTETRAK®, OPTETRAK  Logic®, and TRULIANT® tibial inserts and components, as well as VANTAGE® fixed-bearing liner components.

Exactech quietly began this recall in August, 2021, and is now expanding it. The recall includes total knee replacements and total ankle replacements with components and inserts made of polyethylene. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified this as a Class II recall, according to Exactech. 

These are the devices subject to the Exactech Optetrak Recall:
System                         Release Date
OPTETRAK®                     1994
OPTETRAK Logic®          2009
TRULIANT®                      2017
VANTAGE®                       2016

Exactech acknowledges early wear due to the liners and components. The company’s recall announcement includes a letter to surgeons, indicating the “Optetrak Knee system has shown statistically significant higher overall revision rates as compared to other TKA’s in the Australian, United Kingdom and New Zealand registries.” The company’s letter also states, “surgeons should maintain an appropriate index of suspicion for patients with any new or worsening pain, inability to bear weight, grinding or other noise, swelling, or instability in their knee or ankle.”

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Exactech Failure Symptoms

Symptoms that your Exactech knee replacement system may have failed include:

• Pain in the knee or ankle joint
• Inability to bear weight on the joint
• Grinding noise within the joint
• Knee or ankle swelling
• Instability in the joint
• Osteolysis (bone loss)
• Loosening
•  Lysis
• Swelling
• Difficulty walking
•  Pain associated with polyethylene wear

How Did this Happen?

​Beginning in 2004, these devices came in vacuum bags missing a secondary barrier layer. The second layer, when present, contains ethylene vinyl alcohol. Exactech indicates it helps enhance the initial layer’s oxygen resistance. Exactech explains, “one of the packaging layers for the plastic insert… may allow oxygen from the air to diffuse into the plastic insert prior to it being implanted in your knee this can lead to a process called oxidation, which can cause the plastic to wear out earlier than expected or to become damaged after it is implanted into the patient’s body.” There are approximately a total of 147,732 inserts implanted in the US since 2004 that were produced with non-conforming packaging

Call an Exactech Knee Recall Lawyer

If you have a Defective Exactech Knee Replacement, contact an Exactect Recall Lawyer today

If your knee implants contain defective polyethylene inserts and were subjuct to the Exactech Optetrak Recall, contact a Exactech Knee Recall Lawyer you may be entitled to substantial compensation. Call a Exactech Knee Recall Lawyer and see if you are eligible for an Exactech Knee Recall Lawsuit​.

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 Exactech Recall Lawsuit
Contact an Exactech Knee Recall Lawyer today as you may be entitled to substantial compensation if your knee implants contain defective polyethylene inserts and were subjuct to the Exactech Optetrak Recall.

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