Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

The FDA has received more than 5,000 adverse event reports in the first six months of 2011 regarding metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, which is more than the agency received in the prior four years combined.  The National Joint Registry for England and Wales reported that all metal-on-metal hip devices had a rapidly increasing failure rate overall verses traditional hip replacement.  Metal-on-metal hip implants shed tiny particles of cobalt and chromium as they wear, thereby potentially destroying tissue and muscles in patients.  The DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System by Johnson & Johnson Company and the Durom Acetabular Component by Zimmer Holdings, Inc., have been voluntarily recalled due to high failure rates, however other metal-on-metal hip implants, such as DePuy Pinnacle, are supposedly causing similar types of injuries.  The attorneys at Balkan & Patterson, LLP are experienced in class action litigation and are currently investigating all metal-on-metal hip implant claims.  If you or someone you know has suffered complications from a metal-on-metal hip implant, please contact us immediately and we will review the case at no charge.

The law firm of Balkan & Patterson, LLP was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, at 601 S. Federal Highway, Suite 302, with offices in Broward County. Mr. Balkan and Mr. Patterson can be contacted at (561) 750-9191. Additional information about Balkan & Patterson, LLP may be obtained from the firm’s website at www.balkanpatterson.com.