Four implant manufacturers face likelihood of lawsuits
Hip and knee implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopedics, Smith & Nephew, Zimmer and Wright Medical Technology are in the crosshairs of a law firm representing victims of defective medical devices.
Florida-based Gilman Law is looking into reports that the implants are prone to early failures, causing pain, disability and the need for additional surgeries to replace the devices. Included in the investigation are: DePuy ASR Hip Implants, DePuy Pinnacle Implants, DePuy Knee Implants, Smith & Nephew Oxinium Knee Replacement Implants, Wright Medical Profemur Hip Replacement Implants, Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex Knee Implants, Zimmer NexGen MIS Tibial Components and Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral Component Knee Replacements.
Some of the implants have already been recalled, according to a press statement.
Wright Medical is also involved in a lawsuit filed by an Arizona woman over their hip implant, which allegedly failed and required removal within three years of its implantation. According to her lawyer, Paul D. Friedman of O’Steen & Harrion, the hip implants should last for at least 15 years. Research by the Australian Orthopaedic Association indicated a failure rate of 11.2 percent within three years after surgery.
Florida-based Gilman Law is looking into reports that the implants are prone to early failures, causing pain, disability and the need for additional surgeries to replace the devices. Included in the investigation are: DePuy ASR Hip Implants, DePuy Pinnacle Implants, DePuy Knee Implants, Smith & Nephew Oxinium Knee Replacement Implants, Wright Medical Profemur Hip Replacement Implants, Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex Knee Implants, Zimmer NexGen MIS Tibial Components and Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral Component Knee Replacements.
Some of the implants have already been recalled, according to a press statement.
Wright Medical is also involved in a lawsuit filed by an Arizona woman over their hip implant, which allegedly failed and required removal within three years of its implantation. According to her lawyer, Paul D. Friedman of O’Steen & Harrion, the hip implants should last for at least 15 years. Research by the Australian Orthopaedic Association indicated a failure rate of 11.2 percent within three years after surgery.