Recipient of Allegedly Defective Knee Replacement Device Files Suit

CHICAGO - An Illinois woman has sued the manufacturer of a knee replacement device, alleging that the device is unsafe and defective and has caused her personal injuries, pain and suffering. Channon v. Smith & Nephew Inc., No. 10-06963 (N.D. Ill.).

The complaint, filed against Smith & Nephew Inc., was originally filed in the Cook County (Ill.) Circuit Court and removed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Oct. 29.

In May 2008, Robin Channon underwent a total right knee replacement performed by Dr. Matthew Jiminez. She received a Smith & Nephew Genesis II, …