Stryker's ABC Ceramic Hip Prosthesis Gains Panel Nod, Trident Shot Down

Stryker's second-generation Trident ceramic-on-ceramic hip arthroplasty device is sufficiently different from its predicate ABC (aluminum bearing couple) hip prosthetic to warrant a separate set of data for regulatory approval, FDA's Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Device Panel concluded at a July 20 meeting in Gaithersburg, Maryland.