Released on = August 12, 2006, 4:25 am

Press Release Author = Ricky Bagolie

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = The US Office of Bagolie Friedman Injury Lawyers has created
the International Charite Artificial Disc Practice Group in response to the serious
problems encountered by the recipients of the replacement disc around the world.

Press Release Body = The USA Law Office of Bagolie Friedman has begun to review and
accept injury cases from individuals who have suffered serious complications after
receiving the Charite artificial disc. \"Our Charite Artificial Disc Practice Group
is international in scope as the device has been used and failing around the world
for nearly 20 years,\" said Ricky Bagolie, founding partner of the firm. \"We are
currently reviewing potential cases from the United States as well as Queensland and
New South Wales, Australia,\" said Bagolie.
Johnson & Johnson became the first company in the US to receive approval for an
artificial spinal replacement disc though it had been on the European & Australian
markets since the late 1980s. The disc, approved by the American Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) on October 26, 2004, is made of plastic and metal similar to
the materials used in hip and knee replacements and is being marketed as an
alternative to complex spinal fusion surgery. Currently, spinal fusion surgery,
while reducing motion in patients, offers the only safe option for patients with
chronic pain. Analysts believe the market for spinal discs could top $1 billion
within a few years. Johnson & Johnson\'s DuPuy Spine unit beat competitors to the US
market by securing FDA approval of their device, but some orthopedic surgeons have
strongly criticized the FDA for its approval of the Charite devices. They cite flaws
in Johnson & Johnson\'s clinical study and over 17 years of evidence from Europe,
where the devices have been in use for some time. They found the Charite artificial
spinal discs have regularly failed in Europe, leaving patients with life-threatening
complications.
If these devices fail or when they wear out, the revision surgery may be extremely
difficult, even life threatening, and fraught with potential dangers of vascular,
visceral or nerve injury and the risk compounds should they need to be removed. In
addition to the potential complications associated with undergoing surgery and
general anesthesia, the complications associated with artificial disc replacement
may include: breakage of the metal plate, dislocation of the implant, splintering of
the plastic and infection.
Bagolie Friedman, who has investigated Australian Duragesic Fentanyl Patch and New
Zealand Vioxx claims, believes there will be thousands of people in the USA, Europe
and Australia who suffer Charite artificial disc failure and is working to help
Australian victims get justice. \"It appears from our initial investigation that
Johnson and Johnson is responsible for manufacturing a medical device they knew or
should have known was unreasonably dangerous in an attempt to capture some of the
lucrative world wide multi billion dollar back surgery market,\" Bagolie says.
If you believe that you, or a member of your family, has been injured as a result of
receiving the Charite artificial disc, contact Ricky Bagolie or Alan Friedman toll
free at 1-866-333-3529 for a confidential and free consultation.


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