Another DePuy hip replacement deemed defective

Ohio defective product attorneys investigating the DePuy Pinnacle system's problems

The medical device recall attorneys at Elk & Elk are investigating a rash of complaints among recipients of the Pinnacle Hip Replacement manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy.

This recent wave of complaints related to DePuy’s Pinnacle hip replacement product comes on the heels of an FDA warning and subsequent recall of another of DePuy's artificial hip replacements: The ASR Hip Resurfacing System, which introduced a host of problems to the patients who had the system implanted. More than 93,000 patients have been affected.

In August 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. about its ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Reports from around the globe of the systems failing within five years of being implanted began surfacing years ago, the Ohio product defect lawyers at Elk & Elk have learned. Symptoms included the bone around the replacement cracking and shavings from the metal-on-metal joints making contact over time, causing adverse reactions in certain patients. These replacement systems have since been recalled. They are no longer being produced by DePuy and patients who received them have been advised to consult with their doctors about what to do next.

This most recent round of complaints, revolving around likely design defects in DePuy’s Pinnacle Hip Replacement, are similar to the difficulties described by patients who received the ASR Hip Resurfacing System: Intense pain, hip implant dislocation, inability to move around freely, instability and having trouble walking or even standing. These complications have lead to premature device failure, requiring many patients to be subjected to more hip revision surgery than would have been necessary, had an appropriately-functioning device been implanted to begin with.

If you or someone you know has experienced difficulty due to a faulty DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement trust the Ohio injury lawyers at Elk & Elk to ensure your rights are protected and you get the compensation you deserve. Our experienced, well-equipped and highly-trained product defect lawyers have the resources needed to help you preserve your rights and ensure you and your family are taken care of in light of a debilitating faulty medical device injury.

Each and every product defect lawyer at Elk & Elk has the experience and the know-how to successfully represent victims of faulty medical device injuries. We have been leveling the playing field between injury victims and the monster companies and their crafty defense lawyers who do everything in their power to maximize their profits and pay those their products injure as little as possible.

If you or someone you know has been injured by a DePuy Hip Resurfacing System, get in touch with the Ohio injury lawyers at Elk & Elk. You can call our office toll-free at 1-800-ELK-OHIO or fill out the no-cost, no-obligation case evaluation form by clicking here.