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$89 Million Rids Wright Medical of Metal-on-Metal Hip Lawsuits

Wright Medical Technology said its maximum liability will not exceed $89.75 million for this US settlement.

For patients to be eligible for settlement they must have a claim filed and pending and received and undergone the revision of the cup, the head, the liner, or some combination thereof, of one of the following metal-on-metal articulating bearing surface product configurations:

(a) A CONSERVE® acetabular cup paired with a CONSERVE® cobalt chromium femoral head;
(b) A DYNASTY® acetabular cup and metal liner paired with a CONSERVE® cobalt chromium femoral head; or
(c) A LINEAGE® acetabular cup and metal liner paired with a LINEAGE® or CONSERVE® cobalt chromium femoral head.

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Last modified: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:46:18 BST