Personal Injury Law

51 year-old woman files DePuy hip implant lawsuit

The Chicago product liability lawyers are very familiar with the faulty DePuy hip implants and found it interesting to learn that the first DePuy hip implant lawsuit was filed in Hawaii this week. A 51 year-old woman has filed a DePuy product liability lawsuit over problems she is having with the recalled DePuy implant. The woman had surgery in August 2009 to replace her left hip; she started feeling pain only three months later.

According to the product liability plaintiff, the hip implant hurt significantly, causing her to be unable to stand or sit up on a chair without pain. She added that she required medication in order to sleep at night. As our readers are aware, DePuy issued a preoduct recall for their hip implant in August of this year. The DePuy hip implant lawsuit plaintiff is having replacement surgery next month to replace the recalled implant.

The product was recalled after data showed that an outstanding 1 in 8 patients who received the implants needed corrective surgeries within five years. The devices were expected to last 15 years before needing correction or replacement. Almost 100,000 patients worldwide have received the faulty recalled implant. The hip implant is not durable because the metal ball-and-socket joint wears prematurely, creating debris that can cause damage to the surrounding bone and tissue.

Click the link to read more about the DePuy hip implant lawsuit.

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog on November 05, 2010 (boomark / email).