by InsInvestigator » Wed Nov 17, 2010 04:47 am
In August of this year, DePuy Orthopedics, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced a recall of DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System hip implants after an unusually large number of reported hip failures and revision surgeries. As a result, hip implant recipients will likely have to undergo a debilitating second, and in many instances third and fourth, hip replacement surgeries. Many may have also suffered additional, long-term injuries, including metallic poisoning.
I've begun working with a number of law firms in contending that a design flaw with the DePuy metal hip implant makes them difficult to implant at the proper angle and prone to fail. If the metal-on-metal hip replacement is improperly positioned, it could cause small particles of metal to cause inflammatory reactions, impacting the surrounding tissue in the hip joint and causing loss of bone. Metallic poisoning called metallosis, is among the most damaging side effects of a defective metal on metal hip implant. The heavy metals chromium and cobalt have been found to enter the circulatory system of a patient through the lower portion of the hip. It also acts as a gateway for toxic debris to enter the bloodstream.
Medical Research Reports Published by the National Institute of Health described "aggressive clinical metal inflammatory failure" of the hip implant, necessitating removal of the faulty device and treatment for the metallic poisoning it caused. In May of 2010, The London Times reported that physicians had linked metallic particles released from the device to vision loss, muscle damage, hip pain, hearing loss, and extensive soft tissue damage. As such, it is believed that DePuy's rote offer of a "free replacement hip" is generally insufficient.
If you, your family members, any of your clients, or anyone you know has received a DePuy hip implant or have suffered the ill-effects of a DePuy hip implant, they could very well be entitled to damages. Please have them contact me for a free consultation. Their information will be kept completely confidential and they will not be made part of a lawsuit unless they choose to do so.
I've begun working with a number of law firms in contending that a design flaw with the DePuy metal hip implant makes them difficult to implant at the proper angle and prone to fail. If the metal-on-metal hip replacement is improperly positioned, it could cause small particles of metal to cause inflammatory reactions, impacting the surrounding tissue in the hip joint and causing loss of bone. Metallic poisoning called metallosis, is among the most damaging side effects of a defective metal on metal hip implant. The heavy metals chromium and cobalt have been found to enter the circulatory system of a patient through the lower portion of the hip. It also acts as a gateway for toxic debris to enter the bloodstream.
Medical Research Reports Published by the National Institute of Health described "aggressive clinical metal inflammatory failure" of the hip implant, necessitating removal of the faulty device and treatment for the metallic poisoning it caused. In May of 2010, The London Times reported that physicians had linked metallic particles released from the device to vision loss, muscle damage, hip pain, hearing loss, and extensive soft tissue damage. As such, it is believed that DePuy's rote offer of a "free replacement hip" is generally insufficient.
If you, your family members, any of your clients, or anyone you know has received a DePuy hip implant or have suffered the ill-effects of a DePuy hip implant, they could very well be entitled to damages. Please have them contact me for a free consultation. Their information will be kept completely confidential and they will not be made part of a lawsuit unless they choose to do so.
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