Depuy Hip Replacement Recall

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Depuy hip replacement recall. The company has several lines of knee systems and parts designed for different patient needs for revision surgeries for partial replacements and for total replacements. In a depuy pinnacle lawsuit update johnson johnson agreed to settle nearly 6 000 hip replacement cases against their subsidiary depuy orthopaedics last month. However patients commonly report issues in the metal version of the device. Depuy orthopaedics is one of the biggest medical device manufacturers out there and they have seen their fair share of lawsuits surrounding hip replacement implants.
The 2010 depuy hip replacement recall was instituted when depuy orthopaedics inc a division of johnson and johnson recalled its asr xl acetabular metal on metal hip replacement system on august 24 2010. Current hip replacement lawsuits. Find out why they were recalled and if your implant is a risk. In this surgery both the femoral head and the acetabulum cup known as the ball and socket of the hip joint are replaced with artificial devices.
Depuy orthopaedics recalled its asr hip resurfacing system and asr xl acetabular system in 2010 after studies showed that the hip implants had high failure rates. As a result the device has been the subject of litigation and the metal version was discontinued. Depuy a division of johnson johnson smith nephew stryker zimmer biomet and others have been named in these cases. Also recalled was the asr hip resurfacing system which was not ever cleared for use in the u s.
The devices were recalled from the australia market in 2009 and several experts have criticized how depuy delayed the international recall. Depuy orthopaedics inc a division of johnson johnson the largest worldwide pharmaceutical and medical device company was the first orthopedics device company in the u s. The recall came after data from a study indicated that the. Although some patients have parts from this system or had the system implanted during clinical trials or while abroad.
Depuy asr hip recall. Depuy a leading maker of knee and hip replacement systems has faced more recalls for knee components and systems than any other manufacturer of artificial knees. The roughly 1 billion settlement will be distributed among plaintiffs who had to have their hip implant surgically removed after experiencing severe side effects because of the device. There are thousands of hip replacement lawsuits currently underway against several different companies.
Recalled depuy devices can be used in three different types of hip replacement procedures.