A Wisconsin couple recently filed a Pinnacle hip implant failure lawsuit against DePuy, alleging that a DePuy hip implant caused serious defects leading to device failure and removal.

The plaintiff, Thomas B., was implanted with a Pinnacle device from DePuy in October 2009. According to his complaint, around five years after he first had this device implanted, he began experiencing pain in his left hip. This pain grew increasingly severe, he says, eventually preventing him from going about his daily life as usual.

He alleges that in February 2017, the complications had become severe enough that Tomas’s doctor recommend he undergo revision surgery to alleviate these symptoms. In March 2017, Thomas says he had the device removed due to Pinnacle hip implant failure. During surgery, doctors allegedly found that tissue in the area had reacted poorly to excessive metals released by the metal-on-metal hip implant.

According to the lawsuit, Thomas had not been adequately warned about the risk of metallosis linked with metal-on-metal devices, as well as the risk of Pinnacle hip implant failure.

Thomas filed his Pinnacle hip implant failure on May 2, 2018, in Texas. The lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, negligence, and several others. Thomas’s wife Christine also filed on one count of loss of consortium.

The Pinnacle Hip Implant Device

The specific device referred to in this lawsuit is the DePuy Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System, or Pinnacle hip. The Pinnacle was released onto the market over a decade ago, back in 2001, and was intended to replace hip joints damaged by a number of conditions.

The DePuy Pinnacle device is widely used for hip replacements all across the country. According to its manufacturers, almost 150,000 people have gone through a total hip replacement with this particular system.

Though DePuy markets its device as safe and effective, hip replacement lawsuits allege that the company is aware of the link between its Pinnacle device and a number of hip replacement problems, including metallosis, toxicity, muscle and tissue damage, and a high rate of Pinnacle hip implant failure.

Thousands of lawsuits have so far been filed over serious DePuy Pinnacle defects. In response, Australia has already taken the DePuy Pinnacle hip system off their medical market.

Filing a Lawsuit Over Pinnacle Hip Implant Failure

Lawsuits claim that the Pinnacle device’s manufacturers failed to adequately warn the public and the medical community about the defects associated with the DePuy Pinnacle device.

If you or someone you love has experienced hip replacement problems due to DePuy Pinnacle hip defects, you may be able to file a DePuy Pinnacle hip implant lawsuit. While filing a lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by hip replacement defects, it can help to alleviate the financial burden caused by medical expenses and lost wages.

The Pinnacle Hip Implant Failure Lawsuit is Case No. 3:18-cv-01116-K, in U.S. District Court for the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas.