New Federal Lawsuit Targets Stryker’s Recalled AccuLIF PL Cage

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — A West Virginia man says he was injured by Stryker Corp.’s recalled AccuLIF PL cage, claiming the device collapsed after it was implanted in his spine to alleviate his degenerative disc disease.

In a lawsuit that was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the plaintiff says the device was defectively designed and manufactured, and that Stryker failed to warn doctors and patients of its risks.

In April 2015, Ronald Ferguson was implanted with an AccuLIF PL cage — an intervertebral fusion device indicated for intervertebral body fusion with autograft …