OHIO LAWYER FOR EXACTECH KNEE & ANKLE REPLACEMENT RECALL

Have You or a Loved One Been Injured by a Recalled Exactec Knee or Ankle Replacement?

Knee and ankle implants are incredibly complex and delicate medical devices. Even improper packaging can potentially make these devices dangerous, as was discovered when Exactec improperly packaged knee and ankle implants manufactured after 2004.

The improper packaging led to oxidization of the UHMWPE (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene) insert in these implants, which resulted in accelerated degradation and increased failure rates.  More specifically, this defect resulted in accelerated “wear debris production” (like little metal shavings coming off when the artificial joint components rub against each other) as well as cracking and fractures due to component fatigue.



Many patients who had the improperly packaged implants required painful revision surgeries to replace their failed implants. These surgeries are expensive, result in long recovery periods and kept some patients out of work or bedridden for many additional weeks or even months. Depending on a patient’s condition, they may never regain full mobility or the same range of motion they had prior to their procedure.

Which Exactech Implants Were Recalled?

To see a full list of recalled Exactech knee and ankle implant product lines, be sure to visit the manufacturer’s website. They include several of their popular brands, including:

• OPTETRAK® All-polyethylene Tibial Components (TKR)
• OPTETRAK® All-polyethylene Tibial Components (PKR)
• OPTETRAK® Tibial Inserts (TKR)
• OPTETRAK® HI-FLEX® Polyethylene Tibial Inserts (TKR)   
• ARTHROFOCUS® Polyethylene Tibial Inserts (TKR)
• OPTETRAK® Custom Polyethylene Tibial Inserts (TKR)
• OPTETRAK® LOGIC® Polyethylene Tibial Inserts (TKR)
• OPTETRAK® RBK® Polyethylene Tibial Inserts (TKR)       
• TRULIANT® Tibial Inserts (TKR)
• OPTETRAK® Logic RBK Tibial Components (TKR)
• Vantage® Mobile-Bearing Polyethylene Liner Component (TAR)