ASR Pinnacle Hip Lawsuits
The DePuy ASR Hip implant and the DePuy Pinnacle Hip implant were both designed to dramatically improve the mobility of patients with hip joint issues. The Depuy ASR and Pinnacle are metal on metal hip replacement systems that were designed to last at least 10-15 years.
Now orthopedic surgeons are reporting that these devices have been failing within one to two years of being implanted into their patients. These patients are receiving implants that often cause more harm than good because of the quantity and nature of the metal on metal system.
Many painful and quality of life affecting side effects exist for the patients who have undergone this hip replacement surgery. Metal poisoning is a frequent problem with the ASR and Pinnacle hip. Loosening of the implant is another design complication that frequently affects patients with both the ASR and Pinnacle.
Side Effects From DePuy ASR Or Pinnacle Hip Implants Include:
- Metallosis or metal poisoning
- Loosening of the implant
- Implant dislocation
- Bone fractures
- Hip revision surgery
Recently, the FDA has received hundreds of complaints and adverse incident reports against the Pinnacle system, attributed mostly to the Pinnacle’s propensity to prematurely separate from the bone. Moreover, like many other metal on metal devices, constant friction in the Pinnacle may cause an increased risk of metallosis, which is the release of miniscule metal particles into the surrounding soft tissue or bloodstream.
While many patients were assured that the implant would last them fifteen years or more, a shockingly high number required revision surgery within 2-5 years of their original surgery due to the fact that the implant did not adhere to the patient’s hip bone because of the design of the implant.
The hip revision surgery is a second surgery often more painful and difficult than the first in which the faulty hip implants are removed and replaced in order to alleviate pain, provide the patient with mobility, decrease symptoms of metallosis, and avoid future complications from the faulty hip implant.
The extent of the problems that have been created in such a short time period from the product release have left patients seeking the counsel of a ASR Pinnacle Hip lawsuit attorney and the manufacturer is responding to an ever increasing number of ASR Pinnacle hip lawsuits.
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