Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant Injuries

Medical Device Injury Lawyer

Since its introduction in 2006, the Zimmer Durom Cup has been surgically implanted in the hips of approximately 12,000 patients in the United States. The Zimmer Durom Cup differs from traditional hip replacement components because it is made from a single piece of material and not three separate pieces. Doctors soon began reporting a higher number of problems than expected with this artificial hip replacement device. Patients were complaining of excruciating pain and this created a need for additional surgeries.

Zimmer, Inc. decided to investigate the problems reported with the Durom Cup in May 2008, and they concluded that the Durom Cup's technology and design parameters required a higher degree of precision than was common from the doctors performing hip replacement surgical techniques. The solution, they indicated, was providing the doctors with additional instructions and training. Because they found the device's failure rate higher than expected, Zimmer issued a voluntary suspension of Durom Cup sales in July of 2008.

Contact a Zimmer Durom Cup Implant Attorney

Even though Zimmer Durom Cup implants have been temporarily suspended and recalled, you may be suffering the effects of a previous Durom Cup implant. Almost 12 percent of the patients who received the Durom Cup implant needed surgery again within two years because of emotional and physical reactions to the implant. While Zimmer originally thought the problem was the skill and training of the surgeons, the significant revision percentage has led the medical community to believe that the issue is in the device itself.

If you or someone you know has had a hip replacement surgery and is now experiencing pain, contact your surgeon to find out if you received a Zimmer Durom Cup component. With the help of an experienced medical injury attorney, you may be able to seek compensation for the pain and suffering you have endured because of a defective medical device. It may be that your component has loosened or that you need another surgery to fix it. The legal team at Arnold & Itkin LLP is waiting to take action on your behalf. We believe that it is wrong for consumers to be forced to pay additional medical costs because of a defective medical device.

Contact a Zimmer Durom Cup implant attorney at our firm if you have experienced pain with your hip implant.