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.