Product Liability Law and Defective Medical Devices:
Big Toe Implant Complications
Product liability law is the area of law that deals with the legal responsibility of manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers for defective or dangerous products that cause harm to consumers. Product liability lawsuits can arise from various types of products, including medical devices, such as surgical implants, pacemakers, and prosthetics.
Get A 100% Free CASE EvaluationWhen Medical Devices Hurt Instead of Help
Medical devices are supposed to improve the health and quality of life of patients, but sometimes they can malfunction, break, or cause adverse reactions. When this happens, the patients may suffer serious injuries, infections, disabilities, or even death. The patients may then seek compensation for their damages from the parties involved in the design, production, or marketing of the defective medical device.
Enter Big Toe Joint Replacement
One example of a medical device that has been associated with several complications and failures is the Cartiva toe implant. This implant is a water-based synthetic cartilage that is inserted into the joint of the big toe to treat arthritis and reduce pain and stiffness. The implant was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in 2016 based on a clinical trial that showed positive results for most patients.
However, since then, some patients have reported problems with the Cartiva implant, such as persistent pain, infection, implant fracture, osteolysis (bone loss), bone overgrowth, cyst formation, foreign body reaction, and implant migration or subsidence (slipping into the bone). Some patients have required additional surgeries to remove or replace the implant, or to fuse the toe joint.
Some of these patients have filed Cartiva toe implant lawsuits against the manufacturers seeking compensation for their economic and non-economic damages, such as:
- medical expenses
- lost income
- pain and suffering,
- loss of enjoyment of life.
They also seek justice and accountability from the companies that put their health and well-being at risk.
If You Had to Have Revision Surgery After Receiving a Cartiva Toe Implant, We Can Help.
If you have suffered from complications after receiving a Cartiva Toe Implant, contact us now. We are fighting to protect the rights of patients allegedly injured by Cartiva toe implants and hold the device makers fully accountable for putting profits above the health and well-being of patients.
Patients who received a Cartiva toe implant and were forced to have revision surgery to remove or replace the device, may be entitled to significant financial compensation. Contact us now to learn more about your rights and whether you are entitled to compensation.