(PRWEB) November 09, 2012
The US Drug Watchdog is calling the US metal on metal hip implant fiasco the largest medical device failure in US history involving 500,000 US citizens and they are convinced there are hundreds of thousands of US citizens who are recipients of a metal-on-metal hip implant that has failed, or will fail prematurely. The group believes that all US citizens who are metal on metal hip implant recipients should start getting annual blood tests to determine if their cobalt, or chromium levels are elevated. They believe the best indicator for a metal on metal hip implant failure are elevated levels of cobalt, and or chromium in a all metal hip implant recipients blood. The US Drug Watchdog wants to hear from any metal-on metal hip implant recipient if their hip implant has already failed, or if they are concerned about a premature failure, and the group will provide a metal on metal hip implant recipient with the names, and contacts of who they consider to be the best national caliber law firms to help them. Recipients of a metal on metal hip implant are encouraged to contact the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466. http://USDrugWatchdog.com
The US Drug Watchdog is openly mocking the US Food and Drug Administration for being a no show to the metal on metal hip fiasco for 500,000 US citizens, who are recipients of a metal on metal hip implant. The group says, "What is the point of having a US FDA if they are little more than a rubber stamp for the pharmaceutical, or medical device industries? The FDA's motto is quote Protecting, and Promoting Your Health? If this is true, why are we having to be the group strongly encouraging metal on metal hip implant recipients to get blood tests?" http://USDrugWatchdog.Com
Current Metal On Metal Hip Implant Device Makers Involved In Litigation Because Of Failures:
DePuy Pinnacle Case Number U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas MDL#2244
DePuy ASR Case Number Ohio Southern Federal District Court Case Number MDL No. 2197AAJ
Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Stem Failure Teleseminar: Metallosis with No Metal on Metal Articulation will address the issues surrounding the latest hip replacement systems recall. On July 6, 2012 Stryker issued a voluntary recall of its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems in the United States
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
In re Zimmer Durom Cup Product Liability mass tort litigation, MDL NO. 2158 (SDW), which is pending in the federal District Court in New Jersey (time frame 2006-July 2008)
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, "One of the biggest problems we have with respect to our failed medical device or recalled drug initiative work is the average US consumer never hears about a drug recall or failures involving medical devices like metal-on-metal hip implants. 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 are concerned about a premature failure please call us anytime at 866-714-6466. We want to make certain these metal-on-metal hip implant victims get to the best possible attorneys, to insure they get the best possible compensation for their ordeal." http://USDrugWatchdog.com