Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant Lawsuits, Side Effects: Premature Failure

Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant | Recall, Lawsuits, | Side Effects: Severe Swelling, Disabling Pain, Loosening of Implant, Joint Damage, Muscle Damage, Infection, Discomfort After Knee Replacement, Loosening of Replacement Knee, A Loose Feeling In The Replacement Joint, Difficulty Walking

Gilman Law LLP, a leading national law firm with over 30 years of experience protecting the rights of victims, is now accepting claims for lawsuits involving injuries stemming from the Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant, including knee implant loosening and premature failure of the device resulting in revision surgery.

The defective medical device lawyers at Gilman Law LLP are reviewing potential lawsuits on behalf of individuals who received a Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant, and are experiencing side effects that may need additional knee surgery. If your Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant failed after just a few years, we want to hear from you today. Our Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant failure lawyers are offering free legal consultations to anyone who believes they were a victim of a faulty knee implant.

Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant Problems and Symptoms

• Premature failure
• Unexplained pain or discomfort after knee replacement
• Loose feeling in the replacement joint
• Difficulty walking

Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Femoral Component Recall

In December 2010, Zimmer Inc. quietly issued a recall of certain NexGen Complete Knee Solution LPS femoral components. The Zimmer NexGen LPS femoral component recall involved 158 flex gender femoral components and 192 femoral components. Both recalls were issued because the components involved exhibited a nonconforming internal CAM radius. Components subject to recall included:

• Zimmer, NexGen Complete Knee Solution LPS Flex Gender Femoral Component, Size F Right, sterile, REF 00-5764-016-52.
• Zimmer, NexGen Complete Knee Solution LPS Femoral Component, Size G Left, sterile, REF 00-5996-017-01.

What is the Zimmer NexGen LPS Femoral Knee Implant?

The Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee has a “high-flex” femoral component that is meant to give the patient an increased range of motion. Reports have been surfacing that such “high-flex” designs may fail in some patients, causing extreme pain, loosening, and the need for a knee revision surgery. A 2008 report from the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology entitled “Are High Flexion Activities after High-Flex Total Knee Replacement Safe?” reach mixed conclusions about the Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacement. While the device did deliver on its promise of “greater range of motion and high-flexion activities,” the researchers also found that Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacement patients “showed high rate of early femoral component loosening, which was associated with weight-bearing high-flexion activities.”

Legal Help for Victims Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant

If you or someone you know suffered from pain, loosening, swelling or premature device failure following knee replacement surgery with a Zimmer NexGen LPS-FLEX Knee Implant, Gilman Law is here to help. For a free evaluation of your case, please fill out the online form on the left or call Toll Free at 1-888-252-0048.