Guest guest Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm 5 months post op and JUST got to the point that I'm glad I had the surgery. So, today I see a commercial for a law firm on TV that is filing a class action suit against Zimmer for a product recall on Nex Gen knee replacements. This is really disturbing to me since this is what I have. in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 They don't replace them if they are functioning. By recall, they are alerting doctors NOT to install anymore as a higher percentage of the devices are going bad and requiring revision - but that amount based on articles is 10% so 90% of people have nothing to worry about. Also in terms of the recall, it also makes it easier for a person who needs a revision because of the failure to get damages. Ordinarily if there is a problem with a knee or hip replacement, the patient has to pay for the new procedure as well as go through the hassle of a new operation. Of course - at least in the US - most replacements are paid for by Medicare so it is really the US government ( and taxpayers) who pay the actual costs when medical devices are bad or ineffective. Begin forwarded message: > From: Foley <sefoley@...> > Date: February 19, 2011 9:19:03 AM PST > Joint Replacement > Subject: Re: TKR - Zimmer Nex Gen > Reply-Joint Replacement > > It will be a cold day in hell when I have a perfectly functioning > artificial > knee replaced because of some recall. > > SEF > > on 2/19/11 9:17 AM, Donna Rae at rae900@... wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > You may want to find out what kind of knee you have to you don't > have to try > > and catch them! > > > > Hugs, > > > > Donna R > > > > TKR - Zimmer Nex Gen > > > > I'm 5 months post op and JUST got to the point that I'm glad I had > the > > surgery. > > So, today I see a commercial for a law firm on TV that is filing a > class > > action > > suit against Zimmer for a product recall on Nex Gen knee > replacements. This > > is > > really disturbing to me since this is what I have. > > > > in TX > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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