A Florida woman has filed a DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit against the makers of her hip replacement device.

Plaintiff Maureen D., a resident of Brevard County, Fla., was implanted with a DePuy ASR hip replacement device in her left hip in January 2009. However, about five years later according to this DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit, Maureen began to suffer from injuries as a result of her DePuy ASR hip replacement.

According to her DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit, in addition to having undergo a hip revision surgery, her injuries included “increased chromium and cobalt levels in her blood; metallosis; extensive pseudotumors; … great physical pain and suffering; clicking sensation in her hip; loss of strength and mobility; modifications to her lifestyle; emotional distress; [and] economic costs associated with the revision surgery and past, current, and future medical care.”

Hip Revision Surgery Complaints

On Sept. 12, 2017, Maureen says she was forced to undergo a DePuy ASR hip revision surgery during which her hip replacement device was explanted. According to her DePuy ASR hip revision lawsuit, Maureen claims that she “has suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the DePuy ASR hip implant manufactured by defendants.”

She also claims that she could have never known about the possible complications with the DePuy ASR hip replacement device before she was implanted. According to the DePuy hip revision lawsuit “she could not have known that the injuries she suffered were as a result of a defect in the ASR hip implant until after the date the device was recalled from the market and the plaintiff came to learn of the recall.”

Additionally, the extent to which she suffered cobalt and chromium poisoning, or metallosis, as an alleged result of her DePuy implant would have been unknown to her before she had her blood drawn well after her implant surgery.

She is attempting to recover compensatory damages for emotional distress and pain and suffering and economic loss.

This DePuy ASR Hip Revision Lawsuit brings forth claims of negligence, negligence per se, defective design, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, breach of express warranty, fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment and negligent misrepresentation among others.  It is Case No. 1:18-dp-20048-JJH in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division.

DePuy ASR Hip Revision

Many patients have alleged that the DePuy ASR hip replacement system is defective and fraught with complications. These complications include bone fractures, metallosis (metal blood poisoning), dislocation, loosening of the hip joint, pseudotumors, cysts and other problems.

Of these patients who experience problems with their ASR hip replacement system, many must go through DePuy ASR hip revision surgery as well. DePuy ASR hip revision surgery is costly, painful and dangerous.

DePuy ASR hip revision surgery comes with more complications than the original hip replacement surgery. Patients often have to recover longer, there is additional unexpected costs, and there is more of a possibility of complications.

If you or someone you love has had a DePuy hip replacement device and has had to undergo DePuy ASR hip revision surgery, you may be eligible for legal compensation.