BURG SIMPSON FILES CASE AGAINST DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., FOR DEFECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE
In January 2009, the attorneys at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC, filed a complaint in Federal Court in the Southern District of Ohio against DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. for failure of its Limb Preservation System. According to DePuy’s website, its Limb Preservation System is designed to be used in situations involving malignant tumors (e.g., osteosarcomas) where extensive resection and replacement of the femur and tibia bones is required.
The complaint alleges that Plaintiff suffered injuries when his Limb Preservation System failed and he had to undergo surgery to replace the tibial hinge insert portion of the System. Less than six months later, the Limb Preservation System failed again and Plaintiff had to undergo another surgery. Plaintiff’s physicians decided to remove the entire DePuy device and replace it with a similar device manufactured by a different company.
Plaintiff’s complaint seeks damages from DePuy for the injuries, expenses, and pain and suffering caused by, among other things, DePuy’s faulty design and manufacture of the Limb Preservation System and distribution of a medical device that is dangerous to health when used in the manner prescribed.
