DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawsuit: Testing and Treatment for DePuy ASR Hip Patients

DePuy Lawsuit Information

Attorney Fred Pritzker has represented people injured by defective hip replacements. He is heading up our team of lawyers representing people who had a DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System implanted during hip replacement surgery. Our investigation has found evidence that all patients who had the DePuy hip implanted may have a claim for money damages...

If you had a total hip replacement using a DePuy ASR™ XL Acetabular System, your doctor may have sent you a letter explaining that these hip implants have been recalled. This product is defective and will require medical monitoring until the implant is removed. Because of this, all patients who had the recalled DePuy ASR implanted may have a claim against DePuy for money damages.

DePuy Hip Replacement Testing and Treatment Procedures

You will go to your doctor for a clinical assessment and radiographic evaluation.

If you or your doctor is concerned about the DePuy hip, blood testing for cobalt and chromium ion levels in whole blood may be performed as part of the follow up, and/or an MRI or ultrasound, if necessary.

You should be given a blood test to determine if you have high cobalt and chromium ion levels. If you are having symptoms (pain, swelling, problems walking), you may need an MRI or ultrasound.

If either metal ion (cobalt or chromium) concentration is above 7 parts per billion (ppb), a second blood metal ion test (both cobalt and chromium) should be performed three months after the first if no symptoms are present.

If the metal ion concentration is again above 7ppb, you may need an MRI or ultrasound, even if you do not have symptoms.

If your MRI or ultrasound scan reveals soft tissue reactions, fluid collections or tissue masses, then you may need revision surgery.

If metal ions are less than 7ppb and/or MRI or ultrasound are within normal values, you should be evaluated on an annual basis for at least the first five years after your DePuy hip was implanted. If you or your doctor continues to be concerned about your DePuy hip, metal ion testing may be conducted on an annual basis.

Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers, a publication of U.S. News and World Report.

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