The US Drug Watchdog says, "According to court records there About 140,000 US citizens who are recipients of the DePuy Pinnacle all metal hip implant, and we are extremely concerned that most of these people, or other all metal hip implant recipients aren't aware, or concerned about the possibility of a premature failure, or the fact they will never be compensated without proof of a failure. While the US FDA appears to be taking a nonchalant attitude towards all metal hip implants we are not, because we are not just concerned about someone being crippled by one of these devices, we are also extremely worried about a type of blood poisoning called metallosis." http://USDrugWatchdog.com
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The US Drug Watchdog says, "We have been helping victims of a premature failure involving all metal hip implants for over four years now, and we could not be more concerned for these people. Court records indicate there are approximately 500,000 US citizens who are recipients of a all metal hip implant. Of this group about 140,000 US citizens are recipients of the DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip implant. What has us mortified is because of some recent rulings most recipients are not aware that the time to get compensated will come, and go, and most recipients of a Depuy Pinnacle all metal hip implant will never get compensated for a premature failure, because they waited too long, and we are doing everything possible to change this possibility." For more information recipients of a DePuy Pinnacle, or any type of all metal hip implant are encouraged to contact the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466. http://USDrugWatchdog.Com
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So why is the US Drug Watchdog so focused on all recipients of a DePuy Pinnacle, or any type of all metal hip implant getting a test to see if their all metal hip implant has failed?
According to the BBC on February 28th 2012, "The government's health regulator has advised that patients who have undergone large head metal-on-metal hip replacements should be monitored annually for life. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said around 49,000 UK patients with large-head hip implants out of 65,000 with all-metal hips were in a high-risk category. The regulator said that they should have blood tests to check for metal ions, and magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRI) if they have raised metal levels or show adverse symptoms.:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17192520.
Updates on litigation involving metal on metal hip implants manufactures that are being sued for premature failures from the US Drug Watchdog:
* DePuy Pinnacle Case Number U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas MDL#2244. Legal sources are now telling the US Drug Watchdog that in order to be compensated for a DePuy Pinnacle all metal hip implant a failure must have occurred that required revision surgery, or a medical doctor now must be recommending revision surgery because the device has failed, or because of metallosis has been diagnosed.
* Stryker Rejuvenate Modular & ABG II-recalled June 2012.
* 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. The US Drug Watchdog says, "For some recipients of the Biomet M2A, and M2 Magnum there may be a looming statute of limitations issue of April 15th 2014 to get identified by the court if your hip implant has failed. Please call us for more information."
* 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, "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 if a recipient is concerned about a premature failure, please call us anytime at 866-714-6466. We want to make certain all metal-on-metal hip implant recipients get meaningful help, and assistance." http://USDrugWatchdog.com
For additional attribution purposes please refer to the January 2013 notification by the US Food and Drug Administration about all metal hip implants: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/MetalonMetalHipImplants/ucm241766.htm
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