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Johnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Implant Recall
The recalled devices are the ASR XL Acetabular System, which is the cup portion of a replacement hip joint, and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, a partial hip replacement that involves placing a metal cap on the ball of the hip bone or femur. This recall includes all components of these devices.
Because of the intense pain and other symptoms many patients were required to receive a second hip replacement surgery called a revision surgery. In fact, the failure rate for both ASR systems was over 12%.
Your choice does matter. Patients can contact Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys to learn about their legal rights. Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys is experienced in handling defective hip implant cases and will represent DePuy ASR patients nationwide in claims against the manufacturer. If you or a loved one have a Johnson & Johnson DePuy Hip Implant and required a revision or second surgery or if you are in need of a second surgery due to the following complications:
- Pain
- Swelling
- Problems Walking
- Loosening of the Implant
- Hip Fractures
- Implant Dislocation
Metal on Metal Failure
DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip implants have been found to fail at a high rate, requiring patients to have the device removed and replaced in a hip revision surgery. The statistical studies and reports to FDA indicating the high failure rate of the DePuy ASR have been known for years. Patients in the United States have had to undergo additional hip revision surgery due to the failure of the DePuy ASR hip implant, according to hundreds of reports made to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.
Release of Metal
The metal ion levels of cobalt and chromium have been found to be signifcantly elevated in some patients with the ASR. Accordingly to recently published reports, the ASR implants design may result in greater wear and metal ion release in some patients than other available hip implants. Surgeons performing revision surgeries on patients with ASR cups due to the cup loosening have noted visual evidence of metallosis, metal staining on the surround soft tissue, black tissue, and pseudo tumors around the prostheses. Adverse reactions to metal debris have been found to be associated with hip implant failure.
Patients who have had a hip replacement since 2003 and are experiencing pain are urged to contact their orthopedic surgeons or the hospital where their hip surgery took place to find out if the DePuy ASR hip was used in their hip replacement surgery.
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