In 2006 a radical new hip replacement device called the Zimmer Durom Cup Replacement was approved for use in the United States. This one-piece design was a radical change from the three-part implants that had been used in previous decades. Doctors were impressed by the track record the implants had enjoyed in Europe for three years prior to the device being introduced into American markets. However, the thrill of victory was rapidly overcome by the agony of defeat as hundreds of U.S. patients started suffering pain from loosening implants.
Soon after the surgeries began in 2006, patients started revisiting their doctors with complaints. Naturally, they knew it would take a reasonable amount of time for full recovery, but they were experiencing pain well after the expected three-month recovery time. Upon examination, doctors determined that a large number of these patients needed revision surgery to correct problems. These physicians now believe that as many as 5.7% of all those receiving the Durom Cup Replacements prior to July, 2008 will need revisions.
After studying the problems from January through July, 2008, Zimmer finally pulled the Durom Cup Replacement device from American markets. After devising a new Internet training program for surgeons, the cup was reintroduced in August, 2008. Only doctors who complete the online training are now able to do the implant surgeries, because the extra training was designed to drastically cut down on the number of revisions that will need to be done. About half of all doctors have refused so far to take the training. They no longer have enough faith in the Zimmer product to go to any extra work in order to use it.
Due to the problems so many patients have had with the Zimmer Durom Cup Replacement, there are many pending lawsuits against the company, including a class action suit filed in the state of Indiana by stockholders. At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2008, Zimmer announced it had set aside $47.5 million to cover the various lawsuits that were being brought against it. Although they still don't feel their product is to blame, because they found it to be in no way defective, they still accept some of the liability for their failure to provide adequate training for doctors to teach them new implantation techniques.
Any patient who has unexplained hip pains longer than three months following the surgery, has had a doctor tell them that their Durom Cup Replacement device has loosened, or has been told that they need revision surgery are being urged by product liability lawyers to seek restitution. Under the laws of most states, patients with these problems are entitled to monetary compensation. Anyone who got a Durom Cup implant prior to July, 2008 may want to check with an attorney to see if they are eligible for compensation under these laws.
The Durom Cup Replacement is available and being used again in the U.S., but many physicians are still having doubts about the procedure and are choosing other options for their own patients. They still believe that the problem lies within the design of the implant and are hesitant to give it another chance. What patients need to look at is the fact that while there has been a 5.7% failure rate for patients using the Durom Cup implant, there has also been a success rate of almost 94.3%. - 16650
Soon after the surgeries began in 2006, patients started revisiting their doctors with complaints. Naturally, they knew it would take a reasonable amount of time for full recovery, but they were experiencing pain well after the expected three-month recovery time. Upon examination, doctors determined that a large number of these patients needed revision surgery to correct problems. These physicians now believe that as many as 5.7% of all those receiving the Durom Cup Replacements prior to July, 2008 will need revisions.
After studying the problems from January through July, 2008, Zimmer finally pulled the Durom Cup Replacement device from American markets. After devising a new Internet training program for surgeons, the cup was reintroduced in August, 2008. Only doctors who complete the online training are now able to do the implant surgeries, because the extra training was designed to drastically cut down on the number of revisions that will need to be done. About half of all doctors have refused so far to take the training. They no longer have enough faith in the Zimmer product to go to any extra work in order to use it.
Due to the problems so many patients have had with the Zimmer Durom Cup Replacement, there are many pending lawsuits against the company, including a class action suit filed in the state of Indiana by stockholders. At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2008, Zimmer announced it had set aside $47.5 million to cover the various lawsuits that were being brought against it. Although they still don't feel their product is to blame, because they found it to be in no way defective, they still accept some of the liability for their failure to provide adequate training for doctors to teach them new implantation techniques.
Any patient who has unexplained hip pains longer than three months following the surgery, has had a doctor tell them that their Durom Cup Replacement device has loosened, or has been told that they need revision surgery are being urged by product liability lawyers to seek restitution. Under the laws of most states, patients with these problems are entitled to monetary compensation. Anyone who got a Durom Cup implant prior to July, 2008 may want to check with an attorney to see if they are eligible for compensation under these laws.
The Durom Cup Replacement is available and being used again in the U.S., but many physicians are still having doubts about the procedure and are choosing other options for their own patients. They still believe that the problem lies within the design of the implant and are hesitant to give it another chance. What patients need to look at is the fact that while there has been a 5.7% failure rate for patients using the Durom Cup implant, there has also been a success rate of almost 94.3%. - 16650
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