First of the Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Cases Filed in N.J. State Court

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A Florida woman who alleges that she suffered injuries as a result of a Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant system has filed in New Jersey what is believed to be the first lawsuit regarding the device since it was recalled earlier this year. Pingel v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp., et al., No. n/a (N.J. Super. Ct., Bergen Cty.).

The complaint was filed Aug. 7 in Bergen County Superior Court in New Jersey by Dianne Pingel, who maintains that she was required to undergo several surgeries and suffered a broken femur since discovering shortly after receiving the Rejuvenate implant that …