High Number of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Lawsuits Sparks Consumer Warnings
By Andrea Gressman
Recently there have been a number of consumer advocacy groups who have joined the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide awareness to prospective metal-on-metal hip implant recipients over the side effect dangers of using this type of hip replacement device. These hip implant warnings include the manufacturers of the DePuy, Stryker, and Wright hip implant devices as well as many others. Armed with additional medical research they are spreading the word of the many side effects that have been associated with metal-on-metal hip implant devices.
As countless hip implant lawsuits continue to be filed, plaintiffs claim to have suffered from a number of severe side effects, including some of the following:
* Blood poisoning
* Serious infections
* Organ damage
* As well as other serious side effects
There is a growing concern regarding the genuine safety of metal-on-metal hip implants as so many victims have come forward with the tragic stories of pain and suffering, multiple surgeries, and many other adverse side effects – some of which are life threatening.
Many of the metal hip implant lawsuits have been filed in the federal court system. These have been consolidated into several multi-district litigations (MDLs). These MDLs have been used in many different situations to help streamline the litigation process. The hip implant lawsuit MDLs are at various stages and some of the metal hip replacement devices targeted in the lawsuits have been recalled while others have not.
There have even been reports of a non-profit organization that advocates for the consumer that has testified before Congress in which they questioned the process in to which metal-on-metal hip implants receive their approval from the FDA. Specifically, they were questioning whether or not there was adequate testing before metal hip implants received their approval to make sure consumers are being kept safe.
Metal-on-metal hip implants have even started to get national attention from places like Reuters and The New York Times. They have also mentioned the hip implant studies that show the high failure rate of the metal-on-metal hip implants opposed to other hip replacement options.
Some of the defaults repeatedly referred to in hip implant side effect lawsuits include the following:
* Corrosion
* Metal flakes that are carried into the blood stream
* Infections
* Organ damage
* As well as other serious physical side effects
It has been urged of any potential hip replacement recipient to make sure they consider all of the facts before making their final decision to receive a metal-on-metal hip implant device.
The following are the major medical device manufacturers that have been named as defendants in the many hip implant lawsuits currently pending: Johnson & Johnson (DePuy), Wright Medical Group, Stryker, as well as others. But despite being well known in the United States, the products they are producing have been associated with serious side effects.
It is important to note that if you have already experienced negative side effects due to a hip implant you received, you need to know your legal rights. Regardless of the type of hip implant you have you may have the option to file a hip implant lawsuit of your own and receive the compensation you deserve. Visit the DePuy, Biomet, Wright Medical Technology & Others, Metal on Metal Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit Investigation today and receive your free legal review.
Updated December 24th, 2012
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