Experienced Zimmer knee lawyers have been reviewing potential claims for over a year on behalf of individuals who have experienced problems with a Zimmer knee replacement. Individuals may be entitled to compensation and benefits through a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement recall lawsuit as a result of the manufacturer’s failure to adequately test and research their device or warn about the risk of problems.The exact reason for the failure of the device is not yet known. The CR-Flex Knee uses a porous, non-cement femoral component. In other brands, cementless femoral components tend to work fine. However, Zimmer’s product is another story. At a March 2010 conference of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, three knee surgeons presented data suggesting that the Zimmer knee failure rate could be as high as 9% and that the actual number of complications that require revision surgery could be even higher.
In August 2010, Senator Charles E. Grassley wrote a letter to the Zimmer CEO and President requesting additional information on how the company was handling the complaints about failures with Zimmer products and whether there were more consultants who had raised concerns about the company’s implants. Grassley is the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid. Grassley cited recent media stories about concerns raised by a former Zimmer consultant, Dr. Richard Berger, who disputed company claims that the problems were not with the implants themselves, but in how doctors were surgically implanting them.
The FDA announced a Class 2 recall of a Zimmer NexGen Complete Knee Solution component on March 10, 2010. The recall only involved the NexGen MIS Tibial knee replacement system components, a component that could be in any of several NexGen total knee replacements. Zimmer's knee recall has created a number of questions about Zimmer NexGen knee problems and who may be able to file a Zimmer knee lawsuit.
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