Stryker Cited by U.S. FDA for Faulty Hip Parts

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" U.S. regulators have warned medical device maker Stryker Corp about

manufacturing problems linked to some malfunctioning hip implant parts.

At times, the malfunctions were serious enough to require additional

surgery to fix the problems.

A copy of a warning letter sent to Stryker was posted on the U.S. Food

and Drug Administration Web site on Tuesday. It said infractions at

the company's Mahwah, New Jersey, plant included failure to fix

quality problems, including those related to its Trident

hip-replacement systems. The 11-page letter was dated Nov. 28. "

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Aussie Margaret