DePuy Hip Implant Recall Lawsuits

Oregon Product Liability Attorney

The recalled DePuy hip implant systems feature a metal acetabulum, or hip socket, and a metal cup or ball. Currently, it is unclear what serious, long-term health effects could result from the use of these types of metal on metal hip implants. Patients who have received metal on metal hip implant systems have reported numerous medical complications, including popping, grinding, pain, infection and lack of mobility. Many patients have reported the growth of cyst-like formations, or tissue masses, under the surface of the skin. When biopsied by medical professionals, these cysts and the surrounding soft tissue have been found to contain high levels of metal ions.

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has warned that metal on metal hip implants can produce metal shavings. This metal debris forms when the metal socket and the metal ball of the hip implant come into contact. The agency says this metal debris can kill soft tissue in the body and adversely impact the effects of a hip revision surgery. Moreover, Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has set forth specific recommendations for those patients who have had metal on metal hip implants. First, these patients should be monitored at least every five years or more frequently if they have pain or other symptoms. Second, patients who have received metal on metal hip implants should be monitored for high cobalt and chromium ion levels in their bloodstreams. Finally, if these patients develop soft tissue reactions, fluid collections or tissue masses, physicians should consider revision surgery. The agency reached developed these recommendations after consulting with orthopaedic surgeons and considering information provided by the National Joint Registry for England and Wales.

DePuy will not compensate you for your lost wages, your pain and suffering or your future medical needs.

If you have received either of the recalled DePuy hip implant systems, you may be asked to contact DePuy to establish a claim. You are not required to file a claim with DePuy to pursue your legal rights. In some cases, DePuy is offering to pay some portion of a revision surgery expense. However, DePuy will not pay medical expenses in all cases. In addition, the amount covered by DePuy is limited to what DePuy independently determines is reasonable. DePuy will not compensate you for your lost wages, your pain and suffering or your future medical needs. However, in stark contrast, the law allows you to seek the total billed amount of your medical treatment, the full amount of your lost wages, the total value of your future medical needs, as well as pain and suffering damages.

Tissue masses or lumps may be caused by the recalled DePuy hip implant systems.

The recalled DePuy hip implant systems feature a metal acetabulum, or hip socket, and a metal cup or ball.  Currently, it is unclear what serious, long-term health effects could result from the use of these types of metal on metal hip implants.  Patients who have received metal on metal hip implant systems have reported numerous medical complications, including popping, grinding, pain, infection and lack of mobility.  Many patients have reported the growth of cyst-like formations, or tissue masses, under the surface of the skin.  When biopsied by medical professionals, these cysts and the surrounding soft tissue have been found to contain high levels of metal ions.

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has warned that metal on metal hip implants can produce metal shavings.  This metal debris forms when the metal socket and the metal ball of the hip implant come into contact.  The agency says this metal debris can kill soft tissue in the body and adversely impact the effects of a hip revision surgery.

Moreover, Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has set forth specific recommendations for those patients who have had metal on metal hip implants.  First, these patients should be monitored at least every five years or more frequently if they have pain or other symptoms.  Second, patients who have received metal on metal hip implants should be monitored for high cobalt and chromium ion levels in their bloodstreams.  Finally, if these patients develop soft tissue reactions, fluid collections or tissue masses, physicians should consider revision surgery.  The agency reached developed these recommendations after consulting with orthopaedic surgeons and considering information provided by the National Joint Registry for England and Wales.

1. Call your doctor and find out if you have a DePuy ASR™ Hip Implant that was recalled.

2. If you have the Depuy ASR™ Hip Implant, Contact Mike Colbach (503-243-1900) and set up a free office - in-person appointment or a telephone appointment so that we may discuss your options. You will be able to talk to Attorney Michael Colbach directly. You will not be talking to a Paralegal about your case.

3. Learn More -
• DePuy Hip Implant Recall Lawsuits - Frequently Asked Questions
• DePuy Hip Implant Recall - Background Information and Your Rights
• DePuy Hip Implant - Information - Articles
• DePuy Recall Letter

• Depuy ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuits and Depuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Lawsuits

• Depuy Pinnacle hip replacement implant has not been recalled.