A Michigan woman recently filed an ASR hip replacement lawsuit against DePuy, alleging the device was defective and caused serious injuries.

The plaintiff, Betty F., was implanted with a DePuy ASR hip implant in her right hip on Nov. 3, 2009. Unfortunately, sometime after the implantation, Betty began suffering serious complications that she alleges were directly caused by the defective hip implant device.

According to the ASR hip replacement lawsuit, these injuries include “pain and suffering, grinding of her hip joint, clicking, popping, pain, difficulty walking, instability, physical limitations, infection, and an inability to engage in her usual social and recreational activities, lost wages, medical expenses, elevated cobalt and chromium levels in her blood, and permanent disability and disfigurement.”

These injuries were serious enough that Betty had to have the device removed on March 1, 2017. But some of her injuries continue to persist, she claims. The removal surgery, of course, brought new risks as well as medical expenses to the table.

Betty’s ASR hip replacement lawsuit was filed on Sept. 12 in the U.S. District Court for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio. She filed the ASR hip replacement lawsuit on multiple counts, including negligence, breach of implied warranties, fraudulent misrepresentation and concealment, and negligent misrepresentation.

In filing her ASR hip replacement lawsuit, Betty hopes to receive both compensatory and punitive damages, medical monitoring, and costs of the suit.

The DePuy ASR Hip Implant

Hip replacement surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures—each year, thousands of Americans are implanted with hip replacement devices. A large portion of these implants are metal-on-metal devices, like the DePuy ASR hip implant. The DePuy ASR device is a popular option for many patients seeking a hip implant.

Despite the popularity of the DePuy device, a growing number of patients, like Betty, that have been implanted with a DePuy ASR implant are coming forward with complaints of serious complications. So far, DePuy has been hit with thosands of lawsuits over injuries linked with its ASR hip implant.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of the DePuy ASR hip implant in August 2010, after receiving many reports of serious complications linked to the device. The recall affected around 93,000 devices.

Filing a DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuit

Nearly 8,000 DePuy lawsuits have been filed over the hip implant device. Some patients who have filed an ASR hip replacement lawsuit have received an award of hundreds of thousands of dollars—in fact, the first group of lawsuits reached a DePuy ASR settlement of $600,000.

If you or someone you love has experienced complications due to a metal-on-metal hip implant from DePuy or another company, you may be able to file a DePuy ASR hip replacement lawsuit. Of course, filing a DePuy ASR hip replacement lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by device complications, but it can help to alleviate the financial burden of medical expenses and lost wages.

The ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuit is Case No. 1:17-dp-20054-JJH, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.