Wright Profemur Total Hip System May Cause Metal Poisoning

The Wright Medical Group introduced the hip replacement device they have manufactured as soon as it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. The approval of the Wright Profemur Total Hip System was said to be the substantial equivalent of other existing medical devices. Therefore, the Wright Medical Group did not have to perform scrupulous testing before placing the product in the market. Unfortunately, the Wright Profemur hip was implanted in a number of patients across the country and complaints reveal that there are design defects which are signs of early hip replacement failure.

Some of the potential medical problems obtained from the device may be one or more of the following:

• Loosening of the hip device
• Difficulty walking or standing
• Additional hip revision surgery
• Inexplicable hip pain
• Failure of the hip replacement
• Breakage of the femoral neck

The Wright Profemur femoral neck was designed to be modular and was also intended to be flexible or modular so the leg length can be adjusted. However, these features may contribute to brisk deterioration and a heightened risk of hip replacement failure. Patients who had the Wright Profemur system implanted reported in their complaint that the femoral neck was fractured while they were doing normal day-to-day activities, like walking, cleaning the house, etc. Of course, this has resulted in the need for revision surgery.

According to Wright hip lawsuit allegations, the device’s design is dangerous and can apparently lead to the fracture of the femoral stem. If the stem won’t break, it will most likely degrade sooner than later indicating that the device is bound to fail. Since the company didn’t have to conduct rigorous pre-market approval testing, victims who filed a case against the company claimed that the Wright Medical Group failed to research the device’s safety standards.The victims also said that a recall should be issued after a high number of individuals experienced problems with the product within the first two to three years.

Concerns have surfaced on the risks of the Wright Profemurhip system after Stryker Corporation issued a voluntary recall of both hip replacement devices they manufactured. Some patients who had the Stryker hip implants are suffering from metal poisoning and there have been claims that the metal parts of the Wright Profemurhip systemreleases minuscular metal particles that may cause metal poisoning as well.

Many victims of the adverse reactions caused by the ProfemurTotal Hip system are hoping to obtain compensation for damages done through a Wright hip lawsuit. If you, a friend, or a family member has experienced hip replacement failure due to this device, consult a lawyer in order to know what the odds are.

Symptoms of Bladder Cancer Initiates Actos Lawsuits

Bladder cancer has been a problem for many people in the United States alone and a prescription drug called Actos is most likely to blame. Actos and other pioglitazone medications are created by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. The victims each filed their own Actos lawsuit against the establishment to receive compensation for the damages caused by taking the drug. The lawsuits state that Takeda Pharmaceuticals failed to warn patients about the risk of bladder cancer when they take the medication for several months. Because of this, millions of patients have been at risk of developing bladder cancer or heart failure while receiving treatment for Type 2 Diabetes.

As of September 2011, 54 lawsuits have been filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals relating to Actos bladder cancer alone. In the present day, hundreds of lawsuits are filed in district courts around the United States. This includes claims in New York, Ohio, California, and Florida. Some people who have filed an Actos lawsuit are on behalf of family members who have died from bladder cancer and other health complications because of taking Actos. Plaintiffs allege that the drug was not researched properly and that they were not warned about the risks of acquiring bladder cancer and other health problems caused by the drug.

Sources around the web say that the number of lawsuits the manufacturers will face can be as high as 10,000. Most of these lawsuits allege that Takeda Pharmaceuticals knew of the side effects but kept it from the public’s knowledge. Many complaints seek to be paid millions of dollars due to the damages, lost income, medical expenses, and loss of consortium because of taking Actos for years.

A lawsuit filed by a woman who is 54 years old states that she took Actos for more than 10 years and had symptoms of bladder cancer. She was later diagnosed with the ailment. Her medical bills are mounting and she is concerned about keeping her job while going through chemotherapy and multiple surgeries. Another lawsuit by a warehouse worker in his late 50’s asserted that he took Actos for about five years before his doctor informed him that he had bladder cancer. He is currently facing several surgeries as well. While treating their Type 2 Diabetes, many have been placed at risk of developing serious health conditions. The burden of the sickness is long-term, thus costly, which is why victims seek to be recompensed by the makers of Actos. Since Actos is being distributed by another company in the United States, both Takeda and Eli Lilly & Co. are the subjects to the litigations.

Numerous Patients File Actos Lawsuits

The prescription drug Actos has hit the market in the late 1990s. Since then, doctors have advised their patients who have Type 2 Diabetes to take it. The drug has proven to help those with diabetes, but medical studies have shown that there is a connection to Actos and extremely negative side effects which include bladder cancer and heart failure. More studies have revealed evidence about Actos triggering life-altering damages to a person’s body. This has resulted in a number of patients filing an Actos lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the drug’s manufacturer.

To this day, there are hundreds of lawsuits pending in the United States federal court and other state courts as well. The number of lawsuits continues to soar because of the reactions the patients are getting from the drug. Those who suffer most are the people who have been taking Actos for several months, some for as long as two years. According to some reports, the quantity of lawsuits can climb as high as 10,000 or even more.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals is the company that creates Actos and is Japan’s largest prescription drug maker. Another pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly & Co. marketed the drug for Takeda in the U.S. between the years 1999 and 2006. Since Eli Lilly & Co. is the distributor, an Actos lawsuit will be filed against both companies.

The lawsuits claim that both companies involved in the marketing if the prescription drug has not adequately warned the public about its dangers. Aside from heart failure and bladder cancer as mentioned above, the drug has been linked to heart attacks, liver damage, bone fractures, kidney damage, and liver damage.

The main reason patients persist in filing the lawsuits is not only to obtain compensation for their medical expenses related to injury, but to also warn other pharmaceutical companies about the consequences of marketing drugs that is hazardous to a person’s health.

The Food and Drug Administration warned the public in June 2011 about the risks of using Actos for over a year. CBS News has reported a few days before the FDA’s public notice that France and Germany pulled the drug out of the market after studies showed that a person taking it for a year or so has a 40 percent chance of acquiring bladder cancer.

Victims who have been taking Actos for several months and have experienced its negative side effects are encouraged to visit their doctor and speak with an experienced lawyer about their legal rights.