Many personal injury lawyers across the country are receiving calls to evaluate potential defective product lawsuits over the Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant. Clinics have been reporting failure rates as high as 5.7% in association with the product.
The Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant has been used with over 12,000 patients since being approved for use in 2006. The implant was marketed to younger, more active patients who will most likely need something more durable and long-lasting than a conventional prosthetic hip.
However, many patients have suffered from debilitating pain shortly after the implant surgery. Frequently, this pain has been more severe than what patients were experiencing prior to their operation. Many of these patients will require additional surgery to correct the problem.
Zimmer was made aware of the defects associated with their Durom Cup hip implant in April 2008, when Dr. Lawrence Dorr, a hip surgeon working as a consultant to the company while they developed the device, informed them of the many problems arising from the use of their product.
Dr. Dorr made his findings public to a group of hip surgeons who also used the Durom Cup hip implant, and found that many of them had observed the same conditions developing in their patients. Despite the wealth of corroborated evidence from Dorr’s colleagues, Zimmer refused to acknowledge that their hip implant was defective. Instead, they insisted that the problems associated with their product were due to surgical errors during installation.
It took Zimmer an additional three months before they would acknowledge that adjustments were needed on the Durom Cup hip implant. In July 2008, Zimmer finally recalled the product for further trials, although they still insist that the product is completely safe.
If you live in the Jacksonville, Florida area and have experienced debilitating pain after receiving the Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant, please contact the law offices of Hardesty, Tyde, Green, & Ashton, P.A. today to schedule an initial consultation.
