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US Drug Watchdog Now Provides Litigation Updates For Recipients Of All
Metal Hip Implant And Urges A MRI To Determine A Premature Failure
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Drug Watchdog is now
trying to spread the word to all recipients of a metal on metal hip
implant to not wait too long to get a MRI to see if their cobalt, and
chromium hip implant has prematurely failed, because there could be
statute of limitation issues that might preclude people from being
compensated, if they have had a premature failure. For more
information recipients of a all metal hip implant are encouraged to
contact to US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-614-6466.
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Because in some instances there could be statute of limitation
compensation issues for recipients of all metal hip
implant recipients the US Drug Watchdog is urging recipients to get a
MRI procedure to see if their all metal hip implant has failed. For
more information please call the US Drug Watchdog at 866-714-6466.
According to the New York Times of December 27th 2011, there are
500,000 US citizens who have a all metal hip implant. The US Drug
Watchdog says, "500,000 US citizens is enough people to fill the
famed Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California five times over. 500,000 is
the in city population of San Francisco, California, a half a million
people is a gigantic number, and according to the New York Times this
is the number of US citizens who have a all metal hip implant made of
cobalt, and chromium. We need to get these people identified if their
all metal hip implant has failed, and we are convinced a test
involving a MRI is the way to do it to it."
According to to Science Daily on May 15th 2013, "Metal-on-metal hip
implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long
before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be
used to identify this inflammation, according to a new study by
researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery." The study, which
appeared in the May 2013 edition of the Journal of Bone & Joint
Surgery, demonstrates that MRI can be used to identify all metal
implants that are going to fail before people become symptomatic."
The US Drug Watchdog says, "The MRI procedure focused on tissue damage
may be a huge breakthrough for recipients For more information metal
on metal hip implant recipients are encouraged to call the US Drug
Watchdog at 866-714-6466.
Updates on litigation involving metal on metal hip implants
manufactures that are being sued for premature failures from the US
Drug Watchdog:
-- DePuy Pinnacle Case Number U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Texas MDL#2244
-- Stryker Rejuvenate Modular &ABG II-recalled June 2012. June 2014
for states that have a two year statute of limitation law.
-- Biomet M2a Magnum Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of California. (Case No. 3:12-cv-3476)
filed on July 2nd 2012. The US Drug Watchdog says, "For some
recipients of the Biomet M2A, and M2 Magnum there may be a looming
statute of limitations issue of April 15th 2014 to get identified by
the court if your hip implant has failed. Please call us for more
information at 866-714-6466."
-- Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Conserve Hip Implant Products
Liability Litigation ("MDL No. 2329"). This is now pending in the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
The US Drug Watchdog says, "If you have a friend, or loved one who is
a recipient of a metal-on metal hip implant that has already failed,
or is showing symptoms of a failure, or if a recipient is concerned
about a premature failure, please call us anytime at 866-714-6466. We
want to make certain all metal-on-metal hip implant recipients get
meaningful help, and assistance." http://USDrugWatchdog.com
For more information about a MRI and tissue inflammation with a metal
on metal hip implant we have attached a link to the May 15th 2013
Science Daily news article:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130515151436.htm
For attribution about the number of all metal hips in the US please
refer to the December 27th 2011 article in the New York Times:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/ask-about-hip-replacement/
Media Contact: M. Thomas Martin, 866-714-6466
Read more news from the US Drug Watchdog.
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