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US Drug Watchdog Now Urges All Recipients Of A All Metal Hip Implant To A Get Blood Test For Cobalt or Chromium Levels And They Offer Names Of The Best Law Firms To Help

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SOURCE: Americas Watchdog

The US Drug Watchdog is now urging all recipients of any type of metal on metal hip implant to get a blood test for elevated levels of cobalt, or chromium in their blood, because elevated cobalt, or chromium levels are the best way to determine a failure. For more information recipients of a metal on metal hip implant are encouraged to contact the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466. http://USDrugWatchdog.com

(PRWEB) December 11, 2012

The US Drug Watchdog says, "The companies involved with metal on metal hip implant litigation is like a who's-who of major medical device players in the US, and the list includes, DePuy, Stryker, Biomet, Zimmer, and Wright Medical Technologies. There are 500,000 US citizens with metal on metal hip implants, and some European heath agencies are suggesting a failure rate of 50%. We are now urging all US recipients of a metal on metal hip implant to start getting blood tests for elevated levels of cobalt, and chromium in their blood. If the cobalt, or chromium levels are elevated please call us immediately." The US Drug Watchdog is now calling their defective, or failed metal-on-metal hip implant compensation, and representation initiative their largest medical device victims campaign ever. The goals of this campaign is compensation for what a victim of a metal-on-metal hip implant failure will have to go through, and making certain every victim of a metal-on-metal hip implant has the best possible attorneys, or law firms. All US metal on metal hip implant recipients are encouraged to call the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466 for more information. http://USDrugWatchdog.com

Metal on Metal Hip Implant Devices Now Subject To Litigation:

  • 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. 2197
  • 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

  • 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

According to the US Drug Watchdog, "Symptoms of a metal-on-metal hip implant failure include pain in the area of the hip implant, loss of flexibility, swelling in the area of the metal-on metal hip implant, loss of mobility, and elevated levels of cobalt, or chromium in the blood stream of the recipient. We think a blood test for cobalt, and or chromium levels is the best way for a metal on metal hip implant recipient to discover if their hip implant has failed." http://USDrugWatchdog.Com

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

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