Portland Medical Device Injury Attorney With You Until Full Resolution
We work efficiently and effectively on behalf of all our clients to seek full and fair compensation, remaining sensitive to each client’s particular needs, goals and situation. Defective medical devices can cause devastating injuries, preventing people from working and dramatically altering their lives, so compensation just for medical expenses is often not enough.
We seek the maximum compensation our clients deserve, including:
- Previous and future medical expenses
- In-home care/family member care costs
- Disability coverage
- Living expenses
- Lost wages/future earnings
- Pain and suffering
- Punitive damages
Medical device manufacturers must be held accountable for irresponsible and negligent practices such as defective design, substandard manufacturing procedures and other product defects. Defective medical devices affect thousands of Americans each year, but we independently investigate each claim for our clients. Our in-depth examination of your claim can reveal the truth about injuries you sustained from any device, including stents, catheters, pacemakers, pumps, allografts, screws, plates, hip replacements, knee replacements, shoulder replacements and others.
Brands of Defective Hip Replacements
DePuy Hip Implant Claims
The DePuy ASR Hip Replacement System has a high failure rate. Used in hip replacement surgeries since 2003, defective design and manufacturing has led to tissue damage and pseudo tumors in patients who have received the implants. A voluntary recall of the hip replacement system was issued by the company because the release of high levels of metal ions associated with the defective implant was linked to the serious injuries.
Zimmer Hip Replacement Recall
Zimmer suspended sales of the Zimmer Durom Cup in July 2008 following reports that the defective cup failed to bond to many patients’ who were then required to go back into the hospital for painful surgery revision. The Zimmer Durom Cup recall can still be the basis for claims today.
Biomet Hip Recall
In 2007, Biomet recalled the Tibial Bearing ARCOM UHMWPE, sterile. Improper laser matching for size led to the hip replacement recall. In 2008, Biomet recalled another hip replacement implant called the Modular Microplasty Cup Inserter. This instrument was used for its hip prosthesis acetabular cup component, but the weld at the lock location could break under stress. These defective products were manufactured in January 1998, so if your hip replacement surgery took place after this time, your implant may have been included in the recall.
Wright Hip Recall
The Wright Profemur Total Hip System had a failure rate of 11.2 percent at an age of three years, according to data published in a 2009 annual report of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry.
According to the report, more than one of every nine people who received a Wright Profemur Total Hip System suffered debilitating problems within three years following surgery. Used in hip replacement surgeries since 2005, Wright is still distributing these defective hip replacements.
If you suspect that your hip replacement implant is included in any of these recalls, you should speak with your orthopedic surgeon to obtain more information about your surgery, and then speak with our law firm about your legal options.
Do not sign any documents for any of these companies, even if your doctor asks you to.
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