Metal Hip Implant Failure Revisions Too High for Other Countries
By John Curran
The globalization of medical device technology has actually been a boon to DePuy metal on metal hip implant class action lawsuit attorneys. While the companies that have made these recalled hip implants want to make money around the world, it means that scientists in other countries can review DePuy ASR hip implant failure rates. In Australia, they did.
The DePuy ASR XL hip implant accounted for nearly every procedure completed by Australian surgeons where they had to go in and fix a previous hip replacement device, also known as “revision procedures.” There, the DePuy ASR hip implant was taken off the market in 2009, and most surgeons refuse to use any metal on metal hip implants because of their high failure rates.
It is an important piece of data for metal on metal hip implant class action lawsuit lawyers because it is like looking at the U.S. market a few years in advance. Unlike American surgeons, their counterparts down under quickly stopped using all-metal hip replacements for safety reasons, in part because of a national joint replacement registry. So the developments, and parent company Johnson & Johnson’s willingness to pull the device from the market, indicates they were aware of DePuy ASR hip implant failure counts.
The first lawsuit trials concerning the DePuy hip implant failures are set to begin in May 2013, then July. However, other metal on metal hip implant class action lawsuit lawyers are filing claims against other manufacturers, including for Wright Medical, Stryker and Biomet hip implant failures. Nearly every company that made a similar product has serious failure risks from metal on metal hip implant construction, as well as related blood poisoning from leaking cobalt.
If you or someone you know has faced pain and extensive procedures from DePuy, Stryker, Wright Medical or Biomet hip implant failures, you’re not alone. Get educated on your legal options at our DePuy, Biomet, Wright Medical Technology & Others, Metal on Metal Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit Investigation today. You can fill out the short form there for a free consultation with a qualified DePuy ASR hip implant failure lawsuit attorney. Learn whether or not pursuing a case is right for you. It costs you nothing, and could be one way to get help with costly procedures and treatments, as well as lost quality of life. Get in touch with a qualified metal on metal hip implant class action lawsuit lawyer today.
Updated October 17th, 2012
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