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DePuy Hip Implant Recall
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• Depuy Pinnacle hip replacement device has not been recalled.
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Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip Implants. NATASHA SINGER
August 26, 2010
The high early failure rate of the ASR implants was reported this year in severalarticles in The New York Times. These devices have come under scrutiny over the last few years because they are part of a category of implants called metal-on-metal bearings, which can generate debris from wear, causing inflammation and tissue damage in certain patients.
With Warning, a Hip Device Is Withdrawn. BARRY MEIER
March 9, 2010
Just last month, in an interview, DePuy officials defended the ASR’s track record, saying its performance equaled that of competing devices. Those officials also said that the company was phasing out sales of the ASR for commercial reasons, not because of any safety issues.
As Use of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Grows, Studies Raise Concerns. BARRY MEIER
March 3, 2010
About a decade ago, just as a new generation of metal-on-metal artificial hips were starting to be used, some studies noted their potential to produce high levels of metallic ions, causing what were thought to be allergic reactions in some patients. But in the last two years, broader concerns have emerged amid research reports that the metal debris can ignite severe inflammatory reactions that can damage or destroy muscles, tendons and other soft tissue.
Concerns Over 'Metal on Metal' Hip Implants
March 3, 2010
The cause and the scope of the problem are not clear. But studies in recent years indicate that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating high volumes of metallic debris that is absorbed into a patient's body. That situation can touch off inflammatory reactions that cause pain in the groin, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.
December 16, 2010
A recently recalled artificial hip made by a unit of Johnson & Johnson, designed to last 15 years or more, is failing worldwide at unusually high rates after just a few years. [...] Until late summer, officials at the Johnson & Johnson unit, DePuy Orthopaedics, the largest maker of replacement hips worldwide, maintained that the A.S.R. was performing on a par with competing devices. But interviews with doctors indicate that DePuy received repeated warnings that the implant was failing and that surgeons were abandoning it.
DePuy's Hip Replacement: The New Big Thing in Product Liability Suits? DIONNE SEARCEY
December 17, 2010
Many patients who have received the implant claim to have developed curious pain, and surgeons who have replaced the implant say they have found mysterious masses of dead tissue near patients' thighs. Some patients allege that they have high levels of cobalt ions in their blood, prompting them to fear they risk poisoning themselves.
J & J gets FDA warning on marketing
August 24, 2010In a letter to the company, the FDA wrote that DePuy is marketing its Corail Hip System for two unapproved uses, and promoting those uses in an online brochure.
New York Times
Health System Bears Cost of Implants With No Warranties
BARRY MEIER
April 2, 2010
For Mr. Morris, the procedure he underwent in January was his third hip replacement since 2006. The first one failed that same year. In mid-2006, he received another replacement. For about a year, he felt good, but then his joints became so painful and inflamed that he thought he might be dying [...] His employer's insurance covered most of his costs, but Mr. Morris estimates that his co-payments and other out-of-pocket costs were well over $10,000 for the initial replacement and the two additional surgeries.
Medical News Today: Hip Replacement Recall By Depuy Orthopaedics Is Big News
