Hip implant patients who have been implanted with a DePuy ASR hip implant system and requried revision surgery may be eligible to pursue a DePuy metal hip settlement and receive compensation. More and more patients are coming forward with allegations of major defects linked with the device that can cause serious and lasting side effects.

Basics of the DePuy Hip Implant

In the United States, hip replacement surgery is a very common surgical procedure. In fact, thousands of American patients are implanted with a hip replacement device each year. In total, more than half a million Americans have gone through replacement surgery. Many of these patients were implanted with an ASR hip device from DePuy.

However, many of these patients are now coming forward with claims that their DePuy device has defects that have caused some serious complications. To date, DePuy has been hit with thousands of lawsuits over a slew of side effects.

Due to the influx of adverse event reports linked with the device, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a massive recall of the DePuy ASR implant back in August 2010, affecting around 93,000 patients in total.

Severe device complications and their side effects can often necessitate hip revision surgery, in which the defective device is removed and replaced. Of course, additional surgery brings with it further risks of complications. Patients are also forced to deal with even more medical expenses.

Patients have reported the following side effects linked with their DePuy hip implants:

• Dislocated hip
• Leaking of metal toxins into bloodstream
• Cancer
• Degenerative heart disease
• Loss of bone strength or structure
• Tissue death in surrounding area
• Non-cancerous tumors or pseudotumors
• Cobalt poisoning
• Metallosis or metal poisoning

Thousands of Americans may still be at risk of the complications warned about by the FDA, as they are currently implanted with these devices.

Pursuing a DePuy Metal Hip Settlement Over Injuries

A growing number of patients who have been affected by DePuy hip implant side effects have begun filing lawsuits since the recall of the device. Lawsuits claim that DePuy, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, failed to adequately warn both the public and the medical community about the risks linked with their popular hip implant. According to these lawsuits, had plaintiffs known about the risks linked with the DePuy device prior to implantation, they would have been able to choose a safer alternative and avoided these complications altogether.

In some cases, patients who have pursued litigation have been rewarded with a DePuy metal hip settlement have received an award of up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Indeed, nearly 8,000 lawsuits have been filed against DePuy over the hip implant device so far, with more litigation piling up. The first three lawsuits over the ASR implant reached a DePuy metal hip settlement of $600,000.

If you or someone you love has experienced complications due to a metal-on-metal hip implant from DePuy , you may be able to file a metal hip implant failure lawsuit. Patients eligible for a DePuy metal hip settlement include those who have undergone hip implant surgery since March 2015. Of course, a DePuy metal hip settlement cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by device complications, but it can help to alleviate the financial burden from medical expenses and lost wages.