Legal Opinion
Joas v. Zimmer, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 21, 2016No. MDL No. 2272; Master Docket No. 11 C 5468; No. 13 C 9216PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*703MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United States District Judge
Defendant - Zimmer Inc. -manufactures knee implants, among other medical de*704vices. Plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation proceeding (MDL) are individuals whose native knees were replaced by Zim-mer NexGen Flex knee implants during total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. They allege that they have suffered pain and loss of movement, and in some cases, have had to undergo revision surgeries, because the NexGen Flex device is prone to premature loosening.
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