Hip Replacement Device Failures
Hip Replacement Recall Announced
DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, announced the recall of two of it hip replacement devices because a high number of patient’s have required a second surgery.
These recalls concern the ASR XL Acetabular System, a hip socket used in traditional hip replacement, and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, a partial hip replacement. It is estimated that more than 90,000 Depuy hip replacement devices have been used worldwide. In a recent study it was determined that, almost one (1) in eight (8) DePuy hip replacement devices failed within a five year period and required a second surgery .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had been receiving numerious complaints for for over two two years that the Depuy Hip replacement devices failed early in some patients. Many orthopedic doctors believe that the units were poorly designed. And at least one surgeon has testified that the Hip replacement units he removed from a patient had failed causing extreme damage.
If you have had hip replacement surgery after 2004 that has been manufactured by Depuy and have been suffering pain you should talk to your Doctor and contact a Depuy Hip Lawyer with experience in the Depuy Hip Recall.
