Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff Medical Device Lawyers Investigate Wright Medical and Biomet Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

SACRAMENTO, CA, April 13, 2012 (Press-News.org) Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff reports that recent studies on metal-on-metal hips revealed patients who have received the Wright Pro Femur, Wright Conserve Plus, Biomet Magnum and Biomet M2A hip replacement systems experience early hip failure more often than with traditional hip replacement systems.

All of these hip implants are "metal on metal" hips that have recently been the subject of much controversy. Reportedly, under certain conditions, metal on metal hip replacements have been shown to produce excess metal wear debris, releasing metal particles into the hip joint and surrounding tissue. When this occurs, patients can experience significant pain in the hip joint that is caused by the body's reaction to the metal particles being released into the hip. This condition is known as "metallosis" and can result in permanent damage to the hip joint, as well as a wide range of symptoms throughout the body.

The metal hip replacements are comprised largely of cobalt and chromium. According to the law firm's website, cobalt and chromium can cause a toxic reaction when released into the patient's blood stream. They report that health problems arising from elevated cobalt and chromium blood levels may include cardiomyopathy, hypothyroidism, and even cancer. They developed a website located at www.cobalt-chromium-toxicity.com that features interviews with a metal toxicology expert and informative videos about the long term affects of excessive cobalt and chromium exposure.

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff's pharmaceutical attorneys encourage anyone with a metal-on-metal hip implant - particularly a metal hip manufactured by Wright Medical or Biomet - to contact a product liability attorney to discuss their rights. They note that many states restrict patients from pursuing legal action within a certain amount of time after discovering their medical product's potential for harm, so action should not be delayed.

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff represents plaintiffs in a wide range of personal injury lawsuits, pharmaceutical injury lawsuits and complex litigation. They have demonstrated their ability to devote substantial resources to lawsuits involving large corporations, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for their clients and the classes they have represented.

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