If you have been injured
by a hip implant or affected by a recall, you may have the right to seek compensation for medical care, lost earnings, and pain and suffering.
Stryker has been accused of failing to act after being made aware of problems caused
by hip implant devices.
Not exact matches
Signs Your
Hip Implants Are Hurting You
by Bethany Johansson Our
hips are an important part of the human body.
Hip Replacement Loosening Resons for loosening of hip replacement implants over time By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide Updated November 05, 2010 About.com
Hip Replacement Loosening Resons for loosening of
hip replacement implants over time By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide Updated November 05, 2010 About.com
hip replacement
implants over time
By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com Guide Updated November 05, 2010 About.com...
One problem with traditional
hip implants is that over time they can loosen or cause bone damage
by wear and tear, causing pain and requiring repeat surgeries.
Sinner: Johnson & Johnson In 2009 the FDA cited numerous safety concerns in its rejection of an artificial
hip implant manufactured
by the health care giant.
In 2011, orthopedic surgeons
implanted 306,000 total
hip replacements in the U.S. alone, according to the United States Bone and Joint Initiative, a collaborative effort
by numerous medical professional societies.
He is certified
by the instrumentation and
implant manufacturer (BioMedtrix LLC, Whippany, NJ) in all
hip and knee replacement procedures currently available.
The site provides information to people injured
by defective metal
hip implant units, which are known to cause side effects such as joint failure, pain, infection and metal poisoning.
Our attorneys have more than 100 years combined experience representing clients who have been injured
by defective medical devices and
hip implants.
If you have been injured
by a defective
hip implant, it is important to learn your rights.
They are ready to help if you, or someone you love, has been killed or injured in a truck wreck, had bad side effects because of a dangerous prescription drug, harmed
by a defective medical device like
hip implants, or diagnosed with cancer as the result of exposure to asbestos.
NEW YORK (Reuters)-- Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit were ordered
by a Texas federal jury on Thursday to pay about $ 500 million to five plaintiffs who said they were injured
by Pinnacle metal - on - metal
hip implants.
He has worked on a number of cases involving multiple claimants including an action brought
by those affected
by the use of De Puy's unsafe
hip implants.
The key problem with metal
hip implants is that friction created
by the normal movement of the device causes the release of microscopic shavings and metal debris into surrounding tissue and blood.
Under the settlement plan, the typical patient payment for pain and suffering caused
by the faulty
hip implant would be approximately $ 250,000 before fees, according to the New York Times.
Zimmer said that it is addressing these concerns
by temporarily suspending the release of
hip implants with metallic spikes until their validation is complete.
Do you have a
hip implant manufactured
by Stryker?
Scientific literature supports that the following complications are associated with metal - on - metal
hip implants and can be caused
by the shedding of metallic debris:
Our firm, Fleming Nolen Jez, L.L.P., has represented clients injured
by metal - on - metal
hip implants.
You should start
by contacting Pinnacle
hip implants lawyers who have been standing up to enormous corporations on behalf of injured consumers for more than a decade.
That means thousands of patients will be negatively impacted
by metal - on - metal
hip implants.
In 2002, our product liability lawyers were appointed
by a California Superior Court to the Plaintiffs» Executive Committee overseeing the Sulzer
hip implant litigation.
If you have questions about your legal rights after being injured
by a defective
hip implant, call our Seattle law office at 844 - ELK - WEST (844-355-9378).
«Unequivocally deceptive» payments to two key expert witnesses
by plaintiffs» lawyer Mark Lanier were a key factor in the Fifth Circuit's decision to order a new
hip implant trial, Law360 reports....
This is not enough regulation, as evidenced
by the catastrophic injury caused
by the metal - on - metal
hip implants that passed through this loophole as a Class II device.
Now, say some sources, J & J may be getting ready to agree to pay over $ 250 million to resolve
hip implant lawsuits involving its ASR products that were made
by DePuy and later recalled.
Johnson & Johnson Settles First Three DePuy
Hip Implant Lawsuits for $ 600,000, Boston Injury Lawyer Blog, August 25, 2012 Zimmer KnexGen and DePuy Knee
Implants Linked to Patient Injuries, Boston Injury Lawyer Blog, August 6, 2012 30 Now Dead in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Steroid Shots Made
by Framingham, Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy, Boston Injury Lawyer Blog, November 5, 2012
In 2010, Johnson & Johnson DePuy
Hip Implants were recalled after many patients were injured
by the metal structure of the orthopedic.
Currently the firm is representing people who have been injured
by pharmaceuticals and medical devices such as IVC Filters, Risperdal, Xarelto, Taxotere, the DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle
hip implants, and Invokana.