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Manufacturer Knowingly Sold Defective Hip Implants

Hundreds of patients implanted with the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement device experienced extreme pain when the implant loosened and began grinding against bone. The manufacturer, Zimmer Holdings, Inc., knew about problems with its product as early as 2007, but did not halt sales of the defective device until July 2008. By then, over 13,000 patients had been implanted. Many of these patients will now need to repeat expensive and painful hip replacement surgery. Zimmer also knew that implanting the device required special surgical techniques, but failed to provide proper warnings, instructions and training to surgeons.

"The FDA never issued recalls of these defective devices, and cannot be counted on to keep unsafe products off the market," said Personal Injury partner Howard Krepack who represents several clients implanted with the Zimmer Durom cup. The firm also represents clients who experienced similar problems with the CONSERVE prosthesis by Wright Medical Technologies, which also loosened or fractured, causing excruciating pain.

The law firm of Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein has had extraordinary success representing clients harmed by poorly designed or manufactured medical devices and other products.