A married couple filed a lawsuit in Indiana federal court over allegations that the Magnum hip replacement manufactured by Biomet Inc. caused severe and serious injuries and complications.

Plaintiffs Jane and Marlo K. filed the Magnum hip replacement lawsuit demanding jury trial on Aug. 8, 2018. The lawsuit is filed against Biomet Inc., Biomet Orthopedics, LLC, and Biomet US Reconstruction, LLC. Jane and her husband allege that the Biomet Magnum hip replacement is defective and prone to failure before its expected life of 15 years.

According to the Magnum hip replacement lawsuit, Jane and Marlo are residents of Wadena, Minn. On Sept. 23, 2008 Jane says that she underwent a total hip arthroplasty and was implanted with a Magnum hip device. However, following surgery, she alleges she began to develop increased injuries and complications.

She says that she began to suffer “pain, swelling, inflammation, metallosis and damage to surrounding bone and tissue.” To help relieve these symptoms, revision surgery was recommended to remove the defective device, alleges the lawsuit.

Jane says she underwent revision surgery for the Magnum hip replacement device on Nov. 26, 2014. However, revision surgeries are much more complex than the original hip replacement surgery due to added severe side effects and enormous risks linked to revision surgeries. Revision surgery is also risky because complications and defects resulting from the initial implant surgery can complicate and compromise tissue and bone in the joint.

Jane says that she did not know of the metal-on-metal hip device risks associated with the implant and says that, had she been sufficiently warned, she would not have agreed to become implanted with the device in the first place. She alleges that she should have been warned of side effects and complications, such as bodily impairment, conscious pain and suffering, general diminished quality of life, debilitating lack of mobility, and physical injury.

The Magnum hip replacement lawsuit was filed on multiple counts including design defect, failure to warn, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied warranties, violation of state deceptive acts and practices, unfair trade practices, consumer protection, merchandising practices, false advertising acts, and loss of consortium.

Overview: Magnum Hip Replacement

The Biomet Magnum hip replacement is a metal-on-metal hip implant promoted and marketed for more active patients. However, significant side effects have been associated with the device that suggest that the device may be prone to failure within a few years following hip surgery.

Although other hip replacement devices may be made up of metal and plastic, the Biomet Magnum has three metal components — a metal taper insert, metal acetabulum cup, and a metal femoral head.

What allegedly causes severe adverse side effects is the rubbing of the metals against one another, which may cause metal shavings to be released into the hip joint, surrounding tissues, and even the bloodstream. This may cause further side effects and complications, such as loosening, inflammation, and metal poisoning.

Symptoms of a defective Biomet Magnum hip replacement device may include:

• Swelling and Soft Tissue Damage
• Loosening of the Hip Implant
• Additional Hip Revision Surgery
• Unexplained Tumors
• Unexplained Hip Pain
• Difficulty Standing or Walking

The Magnum Hip Replacement Lawsuit is Case No. 3:18-cv-00603, in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana.