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From either our convenient Raleigh or Eastern NC office in Tarboro, we strive to assist the victims of improperly manufactured medical devices. Our lawyers have handled cases involving numerous medical device recalls throughout North Carolina, including: Raleigh, Cary, Rocky Mount, Wake Forest, Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Greenville, Wilson, Goldsboro.
Zimmer Holdings, the largest producer of orthopedic devices in the United States, recently stopped sales of a hip replacement implant which has been failing in a large number of patients. The Durom Cup hip socket implant, introduced by Zimmer in 2006, has been implanted in over 13,000 patients across the nation. Of those, doctors say that hundreds will most likely need to undergo more expensive and painful surgery to replace the hip replacement. The Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacement has been reported by surgeons to come loose and the Zimmer Durom Cup was taken temporarily off the market as of July 24, 2008.
Over 5% of patients implanted with the Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement experience problems. In these patients, the metal hip implant fails to bond properly with the existing bone structure resulting in the cup coming loose requiring subsequent revision surgery.
The Durom Cup was first introduced in the United States in 2006 for use in total hip replacement procedures. According to the manufacturer, over 56,000 Durom acetabular components have sold worldwide. On April 22, 2008 prominent Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon Dr. Larry Dorr publicly notified the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons of the failure rate associated with implantation of the Durom Cup artificial hip replacement component.
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If you or a loved one has had hip replacement using a Zimmer Durom Cup, you may have valuable legal rights. To protect these rights, contact Keel O'Malley Tunstall, L.L.P. today by completing the submission form on the left side of this page or by calling 1-888-KEEL-LAW (1-888-533-5529).
Remember, because of statute of limitations, you have a limited time to seek compensation. Contact Keel O'Malley Tunstall, L.L.P. so that we may assist you in protecting your legal rights.
We would be happy to discuss your legal rights with you on the phone, meet with you in our office or have one of our staff meet with you at home. There is NO CHARGE for the initial consultation. If you cannot come to us, we will GO TO YOU. The members of our firm look forward to helping you with your products liability claim, call Keel O'Malley Tunstall, L.L.P. Tunstall L.L.P. at (252) 823-2266 or toll free at 888 - KEEL - LAW, or submit an online questionnaire.
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