Zimmer Hip Replacement
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Zimmer Hip Replacement Lawsuit
On July 22, 2008, Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced it was removing its Durom Cup hip replacement component from the U.S. market due a design defective which can results total hip replacement failure.
Common symptoms of a failed cup occur 90 days or more after surgery and may include;
- Pain or discomfort in the replacament joint
- A 'loose' feeling or 'popping' in the replacement joint
- Additional surgery
- Revision surgery
Zimmer’s decision to recall the Durom Cup came many months after a prominent surgeon Dr. Larry Dorr complained that the device was failing at an unusually high rate, forcing patients to have replacement surgery.
Dr. Dorr publicly notified the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) on April 22, 2008 of the failure rate associated with implantation of the Durom Cup artificial hip replacement component. Specifically, Dr. Dorr reported that within the first two years following implantation, 14 out of 165 patients of his who received the Durom hip replacement system had to undergo revision surgery to correct a failed device.
It is estimated that hundreds of patients who have received Durom hip sockets will need to undergo early replacement surgery in the coming years. Despite Zimmer’s claims to the contrary, the incidence of Durom cup failure "goes beyond technique" and is attributable to a design defect that prevents the device from seating correctly.
This is not the first time a hip replacement has failed. On December 8, 2000. Sulzer Orthopedics recalled its Inter-Op acetabular shell for hip implants. Shortly there after a settlement proposal for nearly $1 billion was reached with Sulzer.
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