Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant: New Lawsuit on Implant Failure

The media spotlight is often a double-edged sword. No one knows this better than Kathleen Drago and her husband. And yet, gossip and rumor-mongering aside, the real story here is being overlooked according to Sean Burke of AttorneyOne.

According to court documents, on July 6th, 2012, Massachusetts resident Kathleen Drago and her husband Ronald filed a lawsuit in Missouri Eastern District Court (case no. 4:2012cv01214) alleging she suffered severe complications from her Zimmer's NexGen CR-Flex devices in both knees. The NexGen Knee is manufactured by Zimmer Holdings a medical device manufacturer specializing in orthopedic implants. In the lawsuit plaintiff claims she was implanted Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex devices in both knees in 2009. After the surgery, Drago claims in the lawsuit that, she started experiencing Zimmer NexGen Knee Side Effects including implant loosening and she underwent revision surgeries on both knees in 2010.

This new lawsuit might be transferred to the Zimmer NexGen knee failure Multidistrict Litigation. The Zimmer NexGen knee MDL (MDL No. 2272) is currently ongoing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois consolidating lawsuits involving several Zimmer NexGen knee models: the CR-Flex, the GSF CR-Flex, the GSF LPS-Flex, the LPS-Flex and the MIS Tibial.

AttorneyOne.com, a recognized authority on law, can provide helpful advice and simple solutions including how to get in contact with legal counsel so that, in case of Zimmer NexGen Knee severe complications, someone can easily and inexpensively deal with it. As Mr. Burke, director of Media Relations for AttorneyOne.com, added, "What all this information really illustrates is that alleged threat from Zimmer NexGen Knee remains. For that reason, our focus should squarely fall on getting the word out and assisting people in finding the right legal assistance."

In September 2010, a Class II recall was initiated including NexGen Complete knee solution MIS Tibial, as reported by the FDA. As mentioned in the reason for recall, there had been 114 Medical Device Reports (MDR) filed all reported that the device loosened and the patient required additional surgery to replace the device.

AttorneyOne.com has further information on Zimmer NexGen Knee lawsuits including how to get in contact with legal counsel.

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