The ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Hip Resurfacing System are orthopedic hip replacement devices manufactured by DePuy and both were recalled from the worldwide market in August of 2010. It was discovered by a foreign joint registry that these implants inherently have flaws that contributed to its high failure rate. Components from the hip replacements rub together that cause metal ions such as cobalt and chromium to get scraped off and be absorbed by the body into the bloodstream. Some DeP...
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DePuy Orthopaedics has manufactured their own patented brands of metal-on-metal hip implants, the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, both of which have been deemed as defective and harmful for human use—at least most of them. Just this year, the controversial company announced a product recall on these hip implants as a response to the angry complaints of the recipients. Above all, DePuy is also willing to provide reimbursements to those who were affected.

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