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Zimmer Durom Cup Class Action

A Zimmer Durom Cup class action is an action taken on behalf of two or more individuals who have suffered harm from this medical device. A class action lawsuit is a way to help many people who have experienced the same types of losses, such as medical problems and loss of quality of life. The Zimmer Durom Cup, a hip replacement device, is being considered for class action lawsuits based on the many medical problems it has apparently caused.

Severe Problems Linked to the Durom Cup

As a hip replacement implant, the Zimmer Durom Cup has been used in more than 12,000 patients since its FDA approval in 2006. Many patients have reported that severe problems developed after their Durom Cup hip replacement surgery — usually within a few months. These problems include:

severe and persistent pain in the groin
an implant that did not become or stay implanted
difficulty getting up from a seated position
the sensation that the leg with the implant will "give out" at any time
limping
lack of strength and endurance

Class Action Suits Regarding the Zimmer Durom Cup

In mid-September 2009, the first of many potential class action suits regarding the Zimmer Durom Cup was started by a California law firm. Eight individuals in the Bakersfield area are suing the manufacturer and distributor of the Durom Cup Resurfacing System, Zimmer Inc., an Indiana-based corporation.

The eight patients had received a Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant and then experienced problems severe enough to warrant a second surgery as treatment for the implant issues. The plaintiffs' attorney, Matthew Faulkner, contends that bone and body tissues don't grow into the Durom Cup properly, and that the Cups need to be replaced with parts from a different implant.

Zimmer's Response

Attorneys for Zimmer have already responded to the eight plaintiffs' court filings, stating that any problems with the Durom Cup can be traced to the physicians who implanted the products, or to the patients' unique conditions. However, as Mr. Faulkner noted, Zimmer stopped all sales of the Durom Cup for several months in 2008 and distributed new instructions to surgeons on how to implant this product.

Ask an Attorney about Zimmer Durom Cup Class Actions

The eight California patients' cases have been consolidated as a Zimmer Durom Cup class action in Kern County Superior Court. If you feel that your case may be appropriate for a class action, contact a plaintiffs' attorney in your area for a free consultation.

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