Charite Spinal Disc Replacement And Its Defective Product Problems

A team of experienced Riverside personal injury lawyers would probably be expected to deal with a lot of different personal injury cases during their careers, however there is none more saddening for the victim that when a product they use that to all intent and purpose is supposed to cure pain, actually ends up causing them more harm

It is fair to say that the majority of us have a little back twinge from time to time, if we have been sitting in the same place for too long or have over exerted ourselves when playing sport or picked up a heavy item in the incorrect manner. Generally a nice hot bath or a stretch on the bed seems to do the trick. However, what about if the back pain that you have is constant and debilitating, and stops you from doing even the most every day of tasks? Or what if someone had identified a miracle cure for back problems? The chances are that you would be extremely interested.

Charite is manufactured by Depuy, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson, and is in essence an artificial spinal disc implant. It was launched onto the market in 2004 for a clinical two year trial and immediately ran into criticism. A team of surgeons who had conducted the trial announced that the information given was biased and sided in favor of Charite. On top of this a European surgeon who was involved in the clinical trial had many of his own patients who had used the implants. Suddenly they started complaining that they were suffering with very bad back pain and had now developed numbness in their legs. Furthermore, many of the patients were unable to undergo any form of corrective surgery due to the complications, and indeed the dangers, that are linked with any type of spinal surgery.

Less than two years after the product hit the market 27 lawsuits had already been filed against the company claiming that the device had failed and the product was indeed defective. A Riverside personal injury lawyer who is well versed in the case explains that the problem seemed to be that the Charite man made disc simply doesn't absorb shock like any healthy disc would and that means that it cannot mimic any normal motion and would therefore cause excruciating pain to any user.

By the end of 2006 more than 350 users claim that the disc is indeed defective and Depuy and Johnson and Johnson were facing over 100 lawsuits. Surprisingly the Charite spinal disc replacement has not been withdrawn from sale and many top surgeons predict that in the next 10-15 years there will be a myriad of Charite patients who will come forward with complications. The chances are that they will have to undergo a dangerous surgical procedure as the device is removed. In fact, Charles Rosen who is an associate clinical professor of spinal surgery based at the University of California states that these devices simply 'have' to be recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to protect the American citizens.

The bottom line is that anyone who has had one of these devices fitted and is now suffering more pain that ever before doesn't have to suffer in silence. Instead a team of personal injury lawyers Riverside already have a good understanding of the case and as a result will know the best way to proceed. They will understand the channels to go down in order to deliver a full and fair compensation package for your injuries. They will act with compassion for their client whilst at the same time pursuing the case with dogged determination. They also have the financial backing behind them, which means that they will be able to take the case all the way to court if need be and not have to take a settlement figure that falls way below what the victim deserves. Pick up the phone today, you'll be glad that you did.